May 12, 2005

Erica Hupp/Dolores Beasley
Headquarters, Washington 
(Phone: 202/358-1237/1753)

George Diller 
NASA Resident Office 
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
(Phone: 805/605-3051)

John Leslie 
NOAA Satellites & Information Service
(Phone: 301/457-5005) 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-078

NASA POSTPONES SATELLITE LAUNCH DUE TO HIGH WINDS

NASA's launch of the NOAA-N environmental satellite for the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was postponed for 24 
hours due to high winds. 

Launch is scheduled at 6:22 a.m. EDT, Friday, May 13 pending favorable 
weather conditions. 

NASA TV coverage begins at 4 a.m. EDT, Thursday. NASA TV is available 
on the Web and via satellite in the continental U.S. on AMC-6, 
Transponder 9C, C-Band, at 72 degrees west longitude. The frequency 
is 3880.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 
6.80 MHz. It's available in Alaska and Hawaii on AMC-7, Transponder 
18C, C-Band, at 137 degrees west longitude. The frequency is 4060.0 
MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz. For 
NASA TV information and schedules on the Internet, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

	
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