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RE: NROL-36 Satellite

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Launch postponed until Sept. 13

An Atlas 5 rocket's departure from Vandenberg Air Force Base has been delayed another week, meaning liftoff won't occur before Sept. 13.
Officials with rocket manufacturer United Launch Alliance said the team has requested a new launch date a week later than the previous one.
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Atlas 5 launch delayed again

A glitch with Western Range equipment has postponed the departure of an Atlas 5 rocket and its classified payload from Vandenberg Air Force Base again, delaying liftoff another two weeks.
The new launch date has not been set, but the blastoff isnt expected to occur any earlier than Aug. 30, Air Force officials said Thursday afternoon.
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Atlas 5 launch slips to Aug. 14

An Atlas 5 rocket's next try for liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base wont come until Aug. 14 at the earliest after mission managers were forced to scrub the first countdown.
A new launch time was not yet available.
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Atlas 5 rocket launch delayed until Friday

An Atlas 5 rockets launch attempt from Vandenberg Air Force Base was scrubbed early today with the team now aiming for departure early Friday morning.
The new planned time for blastoff from Space Launch Complex-3 on South Base is 12:27 a.m. Friday, officials said.
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Todays launch attempt has been scrubbed.

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Launch rescheduled to 8:10 UT, 2nd August, 2012.

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Todays launch has been rescheduled to 07:44 UT.

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Top-secret spacecraft set for launch

Top-secret surveillance spacecraft and several smaller research satellites will be launched aboard an Atlas 5 rocket scheduled for blastoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base early Thursday.
The United Launch Alliance rocket is sitting at Space Launch Complex-3 East on South Base, where crews have spent the past several months preparing the booster for blastoff.
The team is shooting for liftoff at 12:40 a.m. Thursday, Air Force officials said. The actual launch window remains top secret but officials earlier said the liftoff would occur by 1:30 a.m.
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Ed ~ the launch window opens from 07:00 to 08:30 UT. 2nd August, 2012.