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A rocket carrying a U.S. global weather satellite has blasted off from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.
The NOAA-N Prime satellite was launched aboard a Delta 2 rocket from the central coast base at 2:22 a.m. Friday.
NOAA-N Prime is the last in a series of polar-orbiting satellites that have been observing Earth's weather since 1960. Its data will be used for long-range weather and climate forecasts.      

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The Delta 2 rocket carrying the NOAA-N Prime spacecraft has successfully launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base at 02:22  local time (10:22 GMT).

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http://www.nasa.gov/noaa-n-prime/



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L minus 20 minutes.
Todays launch is still scheduled for 10:22 GMT.

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NOAA-N Mission Overview



Delta II Ready to Launch NOAA-N Prime - Journey to Launch 2009



NASA - SCRUB Delta II NOAA-N Prime Launch



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The scheduled launch of a rocket carrying a U.S. weather satellite from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base has been postponed because of technical problems on the launch pad for the second straight day.
The NOAA-N Prime satellite was scheduled for launch early Thursday but the mission was pushed back for a day because of a problem with an air conditioning compressor.

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The scheduled launch attempt at 10:22 GMT, today,  from the Vandenberg Air Force Base has been cancelled.
The next launch attempt has been rescheduled for the  6th February @ 10:22 GMT.

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The next launch attempt for the NOAA-N Prime weather satellite for NASA and NOAA aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 5. The launch time again is 2:22 a.m. PST.

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For the second night in a row, a glitch Wednesday forced a Delta 2 rocket team at Vandenberg Air Force Base to scrub the countdown for a satellite launch.
With the first nights problem resolved and a slightly improved weather forecast, the Delta 2 team had hoped to launch the rocket and its weather satellite early today.

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Vandenberg Cancels Morning Launch
Launch pad problems forced Vandenberg Air force Base to cancel a launch this morning. Officials say there was a problem with the facility's nitrogen system.

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