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DELTA II LAUNCH DELAYED

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DELTA II LAUNCH DELAYED

The launch of a Delta II rocket has been rescheduled due to upper level winds. The rocket will lift off from Space Launch Complex-2 carrying the Thales Alenia-Space COSMO-SkyMed 2 Satellite.

More information on this will be sent tomorrow with updated launch time information.

This will be the second of two COSMO-SkyMed satellite launches from Vandenberg this year. The satellite is an end-to-end Earth observation dual-use (civilian and military) system composed of four satellites and ground stations.

For more information about the COSMO-SkyMed spacecraft, call Francesca Sette from Thales Alenia-Space at +39 335 7252878. For more information about the Delta II, contact Mike Rein from United Launch Alliance at (321) 693-6250. Questions concerning Boeing can be forwarded to Susan Wells at (321) 446-4970.