Atlas 3 Launch Scrubbed
Satellite Will Allow Solidiers To Communicate Through Jungle Thickets, Thunderstorms
POSTED: Monday, December 15,
UPDATED: 7:00 am EST December 16, 2003
The launch of a communications satellite for the U.S. Navy scheduled to head to space Monday night aboard a Lockheed Martin Atlas 3B rocket was scrubbed, according to Local 6 News.
Officials said a bolt-cutter on the first stage liquid oxygen fill and drain valve became too cold during the countdown.The mechanism that showed the low temperature likely will be replaced, Lockheed Martin said Monday. It's unclear what that means for a new launch date. The earliest attempt would be Tuesday night.Once launched, the "UFO" satellite will let soldiers communicate through jungle thickets or heavy thunderstorms, according to the report."UFO" -- ultra high-frequency follow-on -- satellites allow people in all branches of the military to talk securely between the ground, ships and airplanes.Launch from Cape Canaveral's pad 36B was scheduled for 9:38 p.m. EST.The new Boeing-built satellite will act as a bridge to an even more capable generation of satellites, called the Mobile User Objective System. It will launch starting in 2009, a Navy offical told Local 6 News partner Florida Today.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Officials said a bolt-cutter on the first stage liquid oxygen fill and drain valve became too cold during the countdown.The mechanism that showed the low temperature likely will be replaced, Lockheed Martin said Monday. It's unclear what that means for a new launch date. The earliest attempt would be Tuesday night.Once launched, the "UFO" satellite will let soldiers communicate through jungle thickets or heavy thunderstorms, according to the report."UFO" -- ultra high-frequency follow-on -- satellites allow people in all branches of the military to talk securely between the ground, ships and airplanes.Launch from Cape Canaveral's pad 36B was scheduled for 9:38 p.m. EST.The new Boeing-built satellite will act as a bridge to an even more capable generation of satellites, called the Mobile User Objective System. It will launch starting in 2009, a Navy offical told Local 6 News partner Florida Today.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.Copyright 2003 by Local6.com.
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