A new launch date has been set for the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket to take off from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
The new launch date is scheduled for Tuesday, December 18. The launch window time opens at 5:57 p.m.
LAUNCH UPDATE: A United Launch Alliance #DeltaIV Heavy carrying the #NROL71 mission for the @NatReconOfc is set to launch on Dec. 18. The mission will lift off from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif. Launch time is 5:57 p.m. PST. https://t.co/wLoggeC9CA pic.twitter.com/HvUX0XfYp8
— ULA (@ulalaunch) December 13, 2018
The launch was originally planned to happen on Friday, December 7, but it was scrubbed due to an issue with a “redundant communication link between the control center and launch site.”
The next launch date for the Delta IV Heavy rocket was then set for Saturday, December 8. It was delayed for a few minutes before a hold was placed just three seconds before liftoff.
