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JPSS-1 Satellite Launch Delayed Again

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, November 15th, 2017

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JPSS-1 Satellite Launch Delayed Again

3D render of planet Earth viewed from space, with night lights in Europe and sun rising over Asia. Blue hue treatment. Elements from NASA (https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/57000/57752/land_shallow_topo_2048.jpg)

High winds at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California postponed the Nov. 15 launch of the first Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1), according to NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA).A new launch date has not yet been announced. “The team is working to establish a new launch opportunity,” ULA tweeted.The delay is the mission's third this month. Earlier delays were caused by a launch safety alarm, the presence of boats near the launch site and a faulty battery in the…

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