Ground Fog May Delay Takeoff
At the Skid Strip runway at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the Stargazer aircraft and a NASA F-18 chase plane provided by the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California are preparing for takeoff. Due to heavy fog in the area, discussions are on the way among launch managers and Launch Weather Officer Mike Rehbein with the U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron regarding the timing of takeoff. If the Stargazer L-1011 should have to return to Cape Canaveral with the Pegasus XL rocket still attached, at least one mile of visibility would be required. Visibility currently is about a quarter of a mile. There are no technical issues reported with the CYGNSS spacecraft, the Pegasus XL rocket or the L-1011 aircraft.
