
The Mission

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Rocket: Delta 2 (7925)
Payload: Deep Impact
Date: January 12, 2005
Time: 1:47:08 p.m. EST (1847:08 GMT)
Site: SLC-17B, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Broadcast: AMC 6, Transponder 9, C-band, 72° West

Mission Status Center

Our pre-launch story

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Launch weather forecast
Posted: January 7, 2005
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Issued: Friday, January 7
Launch Weather Officer: Johnny Weems, 45th Weather Squadron
Synoptic Discussion: "Substantial high pressure surface and aloft will produce favorable conditions through the latter part of next week. Conditions will begin to transition as the ridge weakens and a cold front approaches next Friday.
"The only concerns for the initial launch day is coastal cloudiness with a slight chance of very brief showers. Moderate east-southeast wind expected but should not approach limits."
Clouds: Scattered-to-broken at 2,500-to-3,000 feet with tops at 6,000-to-8,000 feet
Visibility: 7 miles
Launch Pad Winds: Southeasterly from 130 degrees at 14 gusting to 17 knots
Temperature: 76 to 78 degrees F
Relative Humidity: 70-75 percent
Weather: Isolated coastal showers
Probability of Violating Weather Constraints: 10 percent
Concerns: Coastal cloudiness and showers
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Thursday's Probability of Violating Constraints: 20 percent
Concerns: Increasing clouds and chance of showers as front approaches and ridge weakens
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