[Launch Alert] Launch Schedule

[Brian Webb]

                            LAUNCH ALERT

                             Brian Webb
                     Ventura County, California
                    E-mail: kd6nrp at earthlink.net
               Web Site: http://www.spacearchive.info

                                        2004 June 1 (Monday) 06:32 PDT
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                   VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE
                          As of 2004 May 30

                Launch
              Time/Window
  Date         (PST/PDT)               Vehicle             Pad/Silo
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JUN?		To be announced		Minuteman III            ---
ICBM test launch (non-orbital). Payload is one warhead (probably a
Mk-12). Impact area is in the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein in the
central Pacific. Postponed following two unsuccessful launch attempts
on March 24th. Vehicle may be launched separately or launched during
the same window as the Minuteman III already scheduled for June.
Glory Trip 184GM

JUN		To be announced		Minuteman III            ---
ICBM test launch (non-orbital). Payload is one or more unarmed
warheads (probably Mk-12). Impact area is in the Reagan Test Site at
Kwajalein in the central Pacific. Glory Trip 185GM

JUN 19      03:01:50-03:04:50       Delta II               SLC-2W
Payload is NASA's AURA scientific satellite

JUL		To be announced		Peacekeeper              ---
ICBM test launch (non-orbital). Payload is unarmed warheads (probably
Mk-21). Impact area is in the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein in the
central Pacific. Glory Trip 33PA?

AUG-SEP	10:00-13:00			Falcon I               SLC-3W
Payload is the Naval Research Laboratory's TacSat-1 satellite. The
launch window is fixed and does not change if the launch date changes.

SEP		To be announced		Minuteman III	       ---
ICBM test launch (non-orbital). Payload is one or more unarmed
warheads (probably Mk-12). Impact area is in the Reagan Test Site at
Kwajalein in the central Pacific. Glory Trip 186?

OCT 18      Unknown                 Pegasus XL             Offshore
Payload is DART satellite

NOV 9		08:00-10:00             Minotaur               SLC-8
Payload is XSS-11 satellite

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	         Southern California Astronomical Events
                            for 2004 June

			  Time
  Date		(PST/PDT)			     Event
--------		---------		--------------------------

JUN 2			  21:20		Full Moon
Moon rises at sunset and sets at sunrise and is visible all night

JUN 8			  02:00		Venus Inferior Conjunction
Venus passes between the Eartn and the Sun and is lost in the Sun's
glare

JUN 9			  13:02		Last Quarter Moon
Moon rises at midnight and sets at noon

JUN 12-19		   ---		Star Party
Grand Canyon Star Party. http://www.tucsonastronomy.org/gcsp.html

JUN 16-21		   ---		Star Party
2004 Singletown Star Party. http://www.shingletownstarparty.org

JUN 17-20		   ---		Star Party
Lowell Star Party II. http://kraken.lowell.edu

JUN 17		  13:27		New Moon
Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and is invisible. Moon rises
at sunrise and sets at sunset

JUN 18		  14:00		Mercury Superior Conjunction
Mercury passes behind the Sun and is lost in the Sun's glare

JUN 19-20		   ---		Dark Sky Weekend
Best time this month to observe faint objects. Amateur astronomers
will hold observing sessions from dark sites

JUN 19		  00:00		Lunar Conjunction
The Moon passes 5° north of Saturn

JUN 25		  12:08		First Quarter Moon
Moon rises at noon and sets at midnight

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			           TIME FORMAT

All times in this newsletter are given in Pacific Time using a 24-hour
format similar to military time. For assistance in converting military
time to regular time, go to:

	http://www.spacearchive.info/military.htm

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