BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Update: Tonight’s Atlas V rocket launch has been delayed due to Tropical Storm Idalia.
“Out of an abundance of caution for personnel safety, a critical national security payload and the approaching Tropical Storm Idalia, the team made the decision to return the rocket and payload to the vertical integration facility (VIF),” ULA tweeted.
A new launch date will be announced once it is safe to blast off, ULA said.
We will work with our customers and the range to confirm our next launch attempt and a new date will be provided once it is safe to launch.
— ULA (@ulalaunch) August 28, 2023
Read our earlier coverage below:
United Launch Alliance is looking to launch an Atlas V rocket Tuesday from Florida’s Space Coast.
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The ULA launch is planned for 8:34 a.m. from Space Launch Complex-41 the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The launch will be in support of the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission.
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SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 is a joint mission between the National Reconnaissance Office and U.S. Space Force.
Officials said the mission will help “capability to improve space domain awareness.”
WFTV will have live coverage of the launch on Eyewitness News This Morning.
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