[Launch Alert] Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule

[Brian Webb]

                            LAUNCH ALERT

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

				         2004 September 21 (Tuesday) 20:21 PDT
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		       VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE
		           As of 2004 September 21

			    Launch
			  Time/Window
  Date		   (PST/PDT)		 Vehicle		Pad/Silo
--------		---------------		----------		--------

OCT 18		~11:19-11:26		Pegasus XL		Offshore
Payload is NASA's DART satellite

Late NOV?		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.

JAN 19		16:00				Minotaur		SLC-8
Payload is STP-R1 satellite

FEB			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. The Air Force will announce the date
and launch window about 36-hours in advance. Glory Trip 187GM

FEB 1			~02:00			Delta II		SLC-2W
Payload is NOAA N environmental satellite. Launch time is based on
informed speculation

MAR 1			To be announced		Delta IV		SLC-6
Classified National Reconnaissance Office payload. The DoD will
announce the launch time about 24-hours in advance. NROL-22

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                             SCREENSAVER

I managed to take a decent time exposure photo of last week's
Minuteman III test launch from Vandenberg AFB. If you'd like a free
copy of this image in the form of a screensaver, e-mail me at
kd6nrp at earthlink.net.

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