Delta IV rocket launch from Cape Canaveral scrubbed due to weather

Next launch attempt set for Saturday

Courtesy: United Launch Alliance

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A Delta IV Heavy rocket was scrubbed due to weather on Thursday afternoon from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

The rocket, which is carrying a classified U.S. spy satellite, was originally supposed to launch early Thursday afternoon.

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Just before the launch, the United Launch Alliance scrubbed the launch for weather issues. 

ULA said the next launch attempt is scheduled for Saturday at 1:51 p.m. Weather is 60 percent favorable Saturday. 

The launch will be the 32nd by a Delta IV rocket since its debut in 2002, but just the ninth by the heavy-lift version that first flew in 2004.

The launch also kicks off what could be a busy month of June on the Eastern Range. A SpaceX Falcon 9 and ULA's Atlas V are lined up for launches June 14 and June 24, respectively.


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