Air Force’s Latest Advanced EHF Satellite Launch Delayed Until July

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A satellite launch scheduled for later this week to carry the Air Force’s latest Advanced EHF (AEHF) system into orbit has been delayed until early-to-mid July, the service said June 23. The delay is due to a vehicle battery failure on the United Launch Alliance (ULA)-built Atlas V rocket that was discovered during final processing, and the launch is now targeted for July 9 at the earliest, the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSMC) said in a Sunday release. ULA - a joint launch venture between Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] - confirmed the issue on Monday. The launch was originally scheduled for June 27 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.