Weather 40% Favorable for Tuesday PACE Mission Launch
Launch weather officers with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station?s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch of NASA?s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission at 1:33 a.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 6, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Lingering showers and storms from the weekend will continue across the area today and into the overnight hours with accompanying winds expected to increase. The primary weather concerns at launch are cumulus clouds, thick cloud layers, and liftoff winds.
The next available launch date is Wednesday, Feb. 7. Launch weather officers forecast a 60% chance of favorable conditions for this launch opportunity, with the cumulus cloud rule and liftoff winds as the primary weather concerns.
To learn more about the PACE mission, visit:
https://pace.oceansciences.org/mission.htm
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