Hsu Chia-ming points out that the reason for this delay is that during the process of calculating vibration frequencies, Lockheed (which is responsible for designing and manufacturing the launch vehicle), came to the mistaken conclusion that the launch vehicle and the satellite possessed the same frequencies, and that sympathetic vibration might cause the satellite to explode after liftoff.
徐佳銘指出，原因出在設計製造發射火箭載具的洛克希德公司，在計算震動頻率時，一度以為載具和衛星本體的頻率相同，而會發生共振問題、可能造成衛星升空後爆炸。