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NOAA-N Satellite Launched After Postponement

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Monday, February 9th, 2009

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A Delta II rocket launched the NOAA-N prime polar-orbiting weather satellite into orbit from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., Friday, ending a two-day launch delay caused by a systems glitch. The Delta II, lifting off from Space Launch Complex-2, is a product of United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Boeing [BA]. NOAA-N was launched for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. That satellite, the last in a constellation of five, will monitor weather…

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