MALFUNCTIONING COMPONENT DELAYS SATELLITE LAUNCH
January 13, 2009
January 13, 2009
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following press release:
By Michael Kleiman
377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Air Force officials here are delaying the launch of Tactical Satellite-3 until repairs to a spacecraft avionics component, critical to the system's operational capability, are complete.
Although scheduled to launch in late January, the program team is working with the manufacturer to resolve . . .
By Michael Kleiman
377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Air Force officials here are delaying the launch of Tactical Satellite-3 until repairs to a spacecraft avionics component, critical to the system's operational capability, are complete.
Although scheduled to launch in late January, the program team is working with the manufacturer to resolve . . .