NOAA-N Prime Launches On Third Try

The NOAA-N Prime polar-orbiting weather satellite was delivered to space early Feb. 6 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch of the 3,130-pound Lockheed Martin spacecraft on a Boeing Delta II 7320-10C from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex-2W came at 2:22 a.m. PDT. Launch officials report the...

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