L-72 Forecast: 80% Favorable for Antares Launch
![Close up of the Antares rocket on its side with a white water tower in the background. The rocket is all white with Northrop Grumman's logo and Antares written vertically down one side. Behind the the sky is a light blue.](https://blogs.nasa.gov/ng-crs-19/wp-content/uploads/sites/371/2023/07/NG19-Rollout-10-scaled.jpg)
The Wallops Range forecast issued today for the Tuesday, Aug. 1, launch of Northrop Grumman’s 19th resupply mission to the International Space Station puts weather at 80% favorable.
A weak area of high pressure will move off the coast Sunday evening, as a weak upper-level disturbance tracks toward the Wallops region with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday morning through late Monday evening. The upper-level trough will remain over the Wallops Region Tuesday with a chance of an afternoon, sea breeze, pop-up shower or thunderstorms during the countdown. At this time, the primary concern for launch is a slight chance of cumulus clouds.
NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is targeting 8:31 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 1, for the launch.
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