[CVRC] Missile Launch

[Mr. K. Rudolph, KD7JYK]

Friday's scheduled launch of a Delta II missile from Vandenberg AFB
remains on schedule. As of 10:00 this mornining, there is an 80%
probability of acceptable weather conditions at launch time.

Lift-off is scheduled for 10:00:30 PST, the start of a 5-second launch
window. Immediately after launch, the vehicle will begin heading
south and place five Iridium commercial communications satellites
into polar orbit.

For more information on the mission including a list of launch events,
go to

http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/delta/delta2/is-1/msn_info.htm

For the lastest countdown status, visit Spaceflight Now's web site at
   
   http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d290/status.html

A Vandenberg Launch Net will be held on the 147.000 MHz Santa Barbara
amateur (ham) radio repeater beginning at 09:30 tomorrow.

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Ross Technologies Signals Intelligence Division
Rosetta Proving Grounds