NASA and ULA delay satellite launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base to Nov. 10

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif.– NASA and the United Launch Alliance delayed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Atlas 401 rocket launch to Thursday, Nov. 10 at 1:25 a.m.

The launch, originally scheduled for Nov. 1, was delayed due to a mechanical error on the day of liftoff.

NOAA'S Joint Polar Satellite System 2-civilian polar-orbiting weather satellite onboard the rocket was in need of a battery replacement before it will be safe and cleared for departure.

Originally the launch was scheduled for Tuesday between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m.. The launch window has now been moved to Nov. 10 if weather permits.