German satellite launch postponed
Posted: Mon, Jul 2, 2007, 8:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
The launch of a German radar imaging satellite was delayed 24 hours Sunday because of poor weather. The Kosmos-3M rocket was scheduled to lift off Sunday evening from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia and place the SAR-Lupe 2 satellite into low Earth orbit. However, high upper-level winds scrubbed the launch, which has been rescheduled for Monday evening. The spacecraft is the second in a series of five small radar imaging satellites for the German military. The first SAR-Lupe satellite, built by German company OHB-System, was launched late last year.
The launch of a German radar imaging satellite was delayed 24 hours Sunday because of poor weather. The Kosmos-3M rocket was scheduled to lift off Sunday evening from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia and place the SAR-Lupe 2 satellite into low Earth orbit. However, high upper-level winds scrubbed the launch, which has been rescheduled for Monday evening. The spacecraft is the second in a series of five small radar imaging satellites for the German military. The first SAR-Lupe satellite, built by German company OHB-System, was launched late last year.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
Senate committee advances Isaacman nomination to lead NASA
Posted: Sun, May 4 10:23 AM ET (1423 GMT) |
|
news links
|
|
Monday, May 5
Eutelsat Appoints Jean-François Fallacher as New CEO
Wall Street Journal — 6:25 am ET (1025 GMT) CT PR pro: Blue Origin’s space stunt fell flat
Hartford (CT) Business Journal — 6:23 am ET (1023 GMT) Elon Musk’s Starbase Is to be Texas’ Newest City. From Where It’s Located to Its Population, Here’s What to Know
Time — 6:22 am ET (1022 GMT) Residents of SpaceX’s Starbase launch site vote to incorporate as a city
TechCrunch — 6:22 am ET (1022 GMT) Elon Musk Wins Vote To Make SpaceX Site Into Its Own City
Vanity Fair — 6:20 am ET (1020 GMT) |
