For the second time in as many days, launch of the Metop satellite on a Soyuz vehicle was postponed. The Oct. 18 attempt was scrubbed due to strong winds at the launch site, and the mission has been scheduled for Oct. 19, at 6:28 p.m. CEST, according to the European Space Agency (ESA).

A previous launch attempt was stopped two seconds before engine ignition Oct. 17 due to unspecified technical reasons. The latest incident marked the sixth postponement of the launch since July.

Metop, Europe’s first polar-orbiting satellite, is a joint project of ESA and the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat). The Metop satellites are designed to provide weather forecasting and climate monitoring. The planned launches of three spacecraft have been estimated to cost 2.5 billion euros ($3.1 billion).