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NASA To Launch NOAA-N Satellite At 2:22 A.M. Wednesday Atop Delta II Rocket From Vandenberg

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Monday, February 2nd, 2009

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NASA will launch the NOAA-N weather/atmospheric scanning satellite at 2:22 a.m. PT Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., atop a Delta II rocket supplied by United Launch Alliance (ULA). ULA is a joint venture of The Boeing Co. [BA] and Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT]. Deltas are a traditionally Boeing-derived class of lifters. The flight readiness review for the Delta II and NOAA-N Prime spacecraft was successfully completed Thursday, with a countdown dress rehearsal conducted the following day. There are…

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