[Launch Alert] Launch on Schedule

Mon, 1 Dec 2003 17:18:35 -0800

            ASTRONOMY/SPACE ALERT FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

			           Brian Webb
		         Ventura County, California
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				            2003 December 1 (Monday) 17:16 PST
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		         TUESDAY LAUNCH ON SCHEDULE

Tuesday morning's launch of an Atlas IIas rocket from Vandenberg AFB
remains on schedule. The vehicle will place a classified payload into
orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Earlier today I erroneously reported that the Air Force had announced
a launch time of 02:03 PST. That time was obtained second-hand from an
independent, unofficial source.

Countdown status will be posted at:

       http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac164/status.html

If you visit the above web page on launch day, be sure to press your
browser's reload button frequently to see the latest information.

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                          ATLAS IIAS LAUNCH
                     Vandenberg AFB News Release

(VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., December 1) Team Vandenberg is
scheduled to launch its last Atlas IIAS rocket from Space Launch
Complex-3 East between 2 and 4 a.m. Dec. 2. 

The national security payload is designed and built by the National
Reconnaissance Office.  