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NRO Satellite Launch Delayed

By Staff Writer | August 30, 2004

      International Launch Services (ILS) rescheduled the launch of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite, used for national security activities, for today at 6:53 p.m. EST from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The satellite’s launch aboard the Atlas IIAS rocket was scheduled for yesterday, but weather conditions caused the delay.