Mother Nature was not to blame for the delay in the launch of an Italian Earth-observation satellite.
On Sunday, a rocket was going to loft a satellite from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The time is 2311. The ship couldn't be moved in time for the Falcon 9 to hit its window because it was in the no-go zone.
The vehicle is in good shape and the mission is going well, according to the production manager.
There are pictures of the evolution of the rockets.
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The next opportunity will be on Monday. The time is 2311. You can watch the attempt, which will include a landing of the Falcon 9's first stage at Cape Canaveral shortly after liftoff, here at Space.com, or directly via the company.
Today was the fourth day in a row that the rocket company had to stand down. Mother Nature cooperated today, despite the bad weather that caused the first three scrubs. Anderson said that the weather looks favorable for tomorrow's attempt.
The Italian Space Agency, the Italian Ministry of Defense, and the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Scientific Research collaborated on the program. Two satellites are part of the network and study our planet.
In December of last year, the first CSG craft was launched from French Guiana on an Arianespace Soyuz rocket. The satellite that circles Earth over the poles is the same one that will head for the ground when it finally gets off the ground.
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