The launch of the Joint Polar Satellite System 1 (JPSS1) satellite has been aborted for a second time, after excessive upper-level winds prevented lift-off from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, US.
The satellite was originally planned to be launched on Tuesday onboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket.
However, a red range and a late launch vehicle alarm had delayed the mission until the next day.
Developed under a joint collaboration between Nasa and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA), JPSS1 is the first in a new series of four highly advanced NOAA polar-orbiting satellites.
Announcing the latest delay, NOAA said in a statement: “The second attempt to launch NOAA’s JPSS1 satellite on 15 November 2017 at 1:47am was scrubbed due to excessive upper level winds.
“The team is assessing their options. We will update this page with the latest information as we get it.”
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By GlobalDataNOAA is yet to reveal a new date and timeframe to launch the JPSS1, which is designed to support various environmental monitoring applications such as weather analysis and forecasting, climate research and prediction, global sea surface temperature measurements.
Manufactured by Ball Aerospace, the advanced satellite is capable of providing weather forecasts three to seven days in advance.
