Sept launch expected for debris-watching satellite

A new satellite that will monitor the clutter in orbit around the Earth is now expected to launch in late September, more than two months later than originally scheduled. The Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite was grounded first by concerns about software in the Minotaur IV rocket and then by a problem in some connectors in the rocket's electronics. Officials announced the second set of problems Thursday. They say there are no problems in the satellite itself. More

(Source: KSWT-TV - Aug 13)