Lockheed Martin Ships Dropped Weather Satellite for Launch

Lockheed Martin has shipped NOAA-N Prime, the 18-ft.-high spacecraft that took a tumble in September 2003 during a routine factory transfer (AW&ST Sept. 15, 2003). The weather satellite has arrived at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., for a Feb. 4, 2009, launch on a Delta II. During the repair process...

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