UPDATE: (10/7) -
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying the NROL-52 mission was scrubbed today due to an issue with a telemetry transmitter on the launch vehicle.
The team will replace and retest the hardware on the launch vehicle in the Vertical Integration Facility prior to another launch attempt. A new launch date will be released when it’s established.
ORIGINAL POST:
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket remained on a Space Coast launch pad early Friday after its launch was scrubbed for the second day in a row.
- ULA rocket launched pushed back to 3:59 a.m. Saturday
- SpaceX pushes back its scheduled Saturday launch to next week
- RELATED: Space Coast launch schedule
Again, bad weather was to blame for the delay. The launch window opened at 4:03 a.m. and was finally called off after 4:30 a.m.
A day before, the rocket was scheduled to launch at 4 a.m., but that was scrubbed because of gusty winds and heavy rain. The winds forced ULA crews to delay fueling the rocket, and a weather officer determined it was not safe to proceed.
The rocket is set to deliver a secret satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office into orbit.
ULA rescheduled the launch for 3:59 a.m. Saturday.
A SpaceX launch previously scheduled for Saturday was also pushed back. It was reschedueld for Wednesday, Oct. 11.