Air Force Reschedules Launch of Satellite
The Air Force failed to launch an $800-million Milstar military communications satellite and will try again Tuesday.
The delay should have no immediate effect on the Iraq war because the Milstar 6, or Military Strategic and Tactical Relay, satellite would face about 60 days of tests and calibrations in orbit before it can begin service.
U.S. officials said liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was delayed six times during a four-hour launch window by various technical matters and private aircraft wandering too close to the launch pad.
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