Status Report

L-1 Update: ULA Atlas V InSight Launch

By SpaceRef Editor
May 4, 2018
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Everything is progressing toward the ULA Atlas V InSight mission for NASA. The mission is set to lift off on an Atlas V rocket on Saturday, May 5 from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Today’s L-1 forecast shows a 20 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch. The two-hour launch window begins at 4:05 a.m. PT.
 
Launch Coverage
Credentialed media covering launch should meet at the at the Dick DeWees Community Center parking lot no later than 2 a.m. PT on Saturday, May 5.

Launch Forecast Summary:
Overall probability of violating weather constraints: 80%
Primary concerns: Launch Visibility
 
Overall probability of violating weather constraints for 24 hour delay: 80%
Primary concern: Launch Visibility
 
Launch Broadcast
Live launch coverage will begin at 3:30 a.m. PT on May 5.
Web cast available at: www.ulalaunch.com
 

SpaceRef staff editor.