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ULA Sees 90 Percent Chance Of Favorable Weather For Thursday’s DMSP-19 Launch

ULA Sees 90 Percent Chance Of Favorable Weather For Thursday’s DMSP-19 Launch
Engineers and technicians at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., encapsulate the 19th Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) block 5D weather satellite within its launch fairing on March 14. Photo: United Launch Alliance.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) said Tuesday its forecast shows a 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for Thursday’s launch of a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellite. The launch is to take place at 10:46 a.m. EDT on an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. ULA added there is a 40 percent overall probability of violating weather constraints for a 24-hour delay. These include thick clouds and cumulus clouds. ULA spokeswoman Jessica Rye said Tuesday cloud cover impacts…

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