CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Stormy weather has pushed Thursday's planned launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket back one day, to 1:21 a.m. EDT Friday.
A front bringing severe weather through Central Florida had been expected to clear before Thursday's window, with Air Force meteorologists predicting an 80 percent chance of favorable conditions. No forecast was immediately available for the two-hour launch window at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 41.
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But that front apparently is not moving as quickly as expected, threatening the launch.
The most recent forecast anticipated excellent weather on Friday.
SpaceX sent out a tweet that said: "Due to weather at the Cape, we are now targeting Friday, May 6 at 1:21 a.m. ET for the launch of JCSAT-14."
The Falcon 9 will attempt to deliver the JCSAT-14 communications satellite to orbit for Tokyo-based SKY Perfect JSAT.