NEWS

WIRES

OTHER

NASA's CALIPSO Mission Launch Rescheduled

New Launch Date - Tueday, April 25

The launch of NASA's CloudSat and CALIPSO mission has been rescheduled until Tuesday morning after a refueling aircraft for the radar tracking plane was unavailable Sunday morning. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:02 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 2.

CALIPSO and CloudSat are flying into space aboard the swift and dependable Boeing Delta II rocket. With more than 300 successful flights, the dual-stage Delta II is NASA's medium-size payload specialist.

Spacecraft: CALIPSO and CloudSat Earth Observing Satellites
Launch Vehicle: Boeing Delta II Rocket
Launch Location: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 2

The Rocket
CALIPSO and CloudSat are set to fly into orbit aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket. The Delta II is designed to boost medium-sized satellites and robotic explorers into space. NASA selected a model 7420-10C for this mission, which is a two-stage rocket equipped with four strap-on motors and a protective 10-foot payload fairing.

Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory