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NASA Postpones Hurricane Data Collection Satellite Launch to Wednesday

NASA Postpones Hurricane Data Collection Satellite Launch to Wednesday - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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NASA Postpones Hurricane Data Collection Satellite Launch to Wednesday - top government contractors - best government contracting eventNASA has postponed the launch of a satellite system that will collect weather data to aid hurricane forecasting due to a glitch on the L-1011 Stargazer carrier aircraft’s component that was designed to release Orbital ATK‘s Pegasus XL rocket for the mission.

The Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System‘s launch was originally scheduled to occur Monday at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and was pushed back to Wednesday morning, NASA said Monday.

The agency added the new schedule will allow Orbital ATK to deliver the replacement for the L-1011 component from Mojave, California, to the launch site and address the necessary crew rest requirements.

A hydraulic system that operates the mechanism to release the Pegasus rocket functioned properly during the carrier aircraft’s pre-flight assessments, according to NASA.

NASA will open a one-hour window for the CYGNSS mission Wednesday at 8:20 a.m. Eastern time, with the rocket scheduled for deployment over the Atlantic Ocean from the L-1011 airplane by 8:25 a.m.

CYGNSS is a constellation of eight microsatellites designed to measure ocean surface winds over the life cycle of hurricanes and tropical storms.

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Written by Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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