Weather 40% Favorable for Tuesday PACE Mission Launch PACE Mission – NASA Blogs

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASAs PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft encapsulated atop is raised to a vertical position at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. Liftoff of the PACE mission is set for no earlier than 1:33 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. Photo credit: SpaceX

Launch weather officers with Cape Canaveral Space Force Stations 45th Weather Squadron predict a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch of NASAs PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission at 1:33 a.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 6, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fromSpace 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 accompanyingwinds 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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