On Thursday
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket was scheduled to launch from Florida's Space Coast.
Ula Also Planned To
Place missile warning satellites into orbit, but mother nature had other ideas.
Only 20%
Of the odds were in favor of the USSF-12 mission leaving Space Launch Complex-41
When a Two-Hour Launch Window
Opened at 6 p.m. EDT. just after that at 7 o'clock, ULA announced that four weather conditions prevented a launch.
Four Weather Conditions Namely
Cumulus clouds, anvils, lightning, surface electric fields prevented launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The Atlas V Will Carry
Two spacecraft into geosynchronous orbit, which is 22,000 miles above Earth, when the rocket lifts off.
It Will Be Possible to Try Again
In 24 hours, with Friday's liftoff time set for 6 p.m. EDT. An initial weather briefing indicates a 60% success chance.