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RE: NOAA-N Prime Satellite

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The launch of the NOAA-N Prime polar-orbiting weather satellite scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 4 was cancelled due to a problem with the launch pad gaseous nitrogen purge system.
The launch time has been re-scheduled to 10:22 GMT (2:22 a.m. local time) 5th February, 2009.

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A Delta II is scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex-2 here, during a window of 2 to 3 a.m. Wednesday.
The rocket will carry the NOAA-N Prime polar-orbiting weather satellite for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The NOAA-N Prime satellite will improve weather forecasting and monitor environmental events around the world, according to the NASA website. NOAA-N Prime is the fifth and last in the current series of five polar-orbiting satellites with improved imaging and sounding capabilities.

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The launch of the NOAA-N Prime polar-orbiting weather satellite for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Liftoff will be from Space Launch Complex 2, SLC-2, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The 10-minute launch window extends from 2:22:01 - 2:32:01 a.m. PST.

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NASA is preparing to launch NOAA'S latest polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite, called NOAA-N Prime, providing an essential resource for NOAA's weather forecasts and improving the U.S. search and rescue operations.
NOAA-N Prime is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on February 4, at 5:22 a.m. EST (2:22 a.m. PST).

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NOAA-N Prime is the latest Space polar-orbiting satellite developed by NASA for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The satellite will collect information about Earth's atmosphere and environment to improve weather prediction and climate research across the globe.

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NOAA-N Prime Satellite Arrives at Vandenberg for Launch
The latest polar-orbiting operational environmental weather satellite developed by NASA for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, called NOAA-N Prime, arrived Tuesday by C-5A military cargo aircraft at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in preparation for a February 4, 2009 launch. NOAA-N Prime, built by Lockheed Martin, is similar to NOAA-N launched on May 20, 2005.

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