Weather delays Sentinel-1B mission again
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KOUROU, French Guiana — Weather conditions dipped into the red again in the jungles of Kourou, French Guiana, causing another slip of the Sentinel-1B mission. Liftoff had been slated for 6:02:13 GFT (5:02:13 p.m. EDT). This has now been pushed back an additional 24 hours due, yet again, to the weather.
Arianespace again did not begin fueling of the Soyuz-STA launch vehicle and has placed both the rocket and its precious cargo in a safe standby mode.
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