Launch delay
The US Air Force has delayed the launch aboard an Atlas 2A booster of the DSCS B8 communications satellite - the first of a new series of upgraded models. The launch is postponed from 22 October to January/February next year after the discovery of wiring insulation defects in the craft.
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