DENVER—The Air Force says it could be three weeks before a new launch date is set for the Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite, which was delayed by a software problem.
The satellite was to launch Thursday from California on a Minotaur IV rocket, but tests found a problem in the software of another Minotaur IV.
Col. Michael Moran, commander of the Space Development and Test Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., says the same software is used in both rockets. He says testing on the surveillance satellite’s rocket turned up no problems.
Moran says rocket contractor Orbital Sciences of Dulles, Va., released a new version of the software.
He says the launch won’t be rescheduled until after the software passes the tests, which could take three weeks.
