MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The United Launch Alliance (ULA) company on Saturday canceled the launch of the Atlas V carrier rocket with a military satellite on board for the third time over technical problems.
The launch was scheduled to take place at 07:59 GMT on October 7 at the Cape Canaveral launch site after two previous launches were canceled due to weather conditions.
#AtlasV #NROL52 launch scrubbed today due to an issue with a telemetry transmitter on the rocket.
— ULA (@ulalaunch) 7 октября 2017 г.
"The team will replace and retest the hardware in the Vertical Integration Facility prior to another launch attempt," the ULA wrote on Twitter.
A new launch attempt date has not been announced yet.
The launch was expected to deliver a new spy satellite for the US National Reconnaissance Office.
