SpaceX launch with weather satellite delayed again

James Dean | Florida Today

CAPE CANAVERAL — Monday's attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket with a space weather and climate research satellite has been delayed to Tuesday due to unfavorable weather conditions, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The next launch attempt will be at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, according to the NOAA.

Trouble with an Air Force tracking radar on Sunday scrubbed SpaceX's first attempt to launch the $340 million Deep Space Climate Observatory mission, or DSCOVR, disappointing spectators, including former vice president Al Gore, who proposed the satellite in the late '90s.

SpaceX and the Air Force had hoped to try the launch again Monday at 6:07 p.m.

There was a 40% chance of acceptable weather for the instantaneous launch window at Launch Complex 40.