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Cryogenic liquid oxygen fuelling completed at 08:42 GMT

The rocket is now fully fuelled for launch at 10:02 GMT

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Weather conditions are acceptable for this mornings launch.

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The CloudSat and CALIPSO launch has been delayed for at least 24 hours.

"The scrub is due to a suspect nitrogen temperature sensor on the rocket's second stage that may require replacement" - Bruce Buckingham, NASA spokesman.

The launch is now scheduled for 10:02 GMT on Friday.

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The Launch of NASA's CloudSat and CALIPSO has been rescheduled for 10:02 GMT (6:02 a.m. EDT) on Thursday, April 27.
Today's launch was delayed due to bad weather.

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NASA's CloudSat and CALIPSO launch was scrubbed Tuesday shortly before 10:00 GMT (6 a.m. EDT) due to higher than allowable upper level wind conditions.

The next launch attempt is tentatively set for Wednesday, April 26, at 10:02 GMT (6:02 a.m. EDT), pending availability of all required Western Test Range assets.
Weather is a concern for Wednesday's launch attempt. The forecast calls for a 40 percent probability of acceptable weather conditions. The primary concerns are for thick clouds, higher than allowable winds, rain showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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NASA has postponing the launch of the CALIPSO and Cloudsat missions until Tuesday, April 25, 10:02 GMT (3:02 a.m ET),
The weather forecast for Tuesday is predicted to have a 90 percent chance of acceptable conditions.

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A NASA spokesman has confirmed that today's launch postponement was caused by problems with a refuelling aircraft for a downrange support launch tracking plane.

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Problems with the downrange has caused the launch to be postponed to Monday, April 24th, 10:02 GMT (11:02 BST)

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