UK Skylark rocket launch delayed | | Not strictly satellite, may be interesting...
The final launch of a hugely successful 50-year-old British space programme has been delayed due to high winds.
The last Skylark rocket was due to blast off on Sunday morning but experts have been forced to delay the flight until Monday at 0530 BST.
The vehicle will be the 441st Skylark to launch when it sets off on its historic journey from Sweden.
The Skylark, which first flew in 1957, has been used to take a huge range of scientific experiments into space.
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Source: BBC
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