[Launch Alert] Delta IV Launch

Thu Nov 2 23:10:32 EST 2006

                             LAUNCH ALERT

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

				          2006 November 2 (Thursday) 20:02 PST
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                           DELTA IV LAUNCH
                     Vandenberg AFB News Release

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Vandenberg is set to launch a
Delta IV rocket carrying a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
satellite from Space Launch Complex-6 Nov. 4. The launch will take
place between 5:52 and 6:02 a.m.

Col. Terry Djuric, 30th Space Wing vice commander, is the spacelift
commander, or final “go for launch” authority, for this mission. The
30th Space Wing is the Air Force Space Command organization
responsible for all Department of Defense space and missile launch
activities on the West Coast of the United States.

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			       MISSION BACKGROUND

Detailed information about the Delta IV/DMSP F-17 launch is available
on the Internet at:

   www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/delta/delta4/dmsp-17/

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			        COUNTDOWN STATUS

A good source of countdown status for the Delta IV/DMSP F-17 launch
is the Spaceflight Now web site. Space journalist Justin Ray is now
providing current countdown status on a web page devoted to this
launch. Point your browser to:

   www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d320/status.html

On launch day, this page will be updated frequently beginning at about
T-1 hour. Be sure to regularly hit the refresh button on your browser
to see the latest information.

Boeing will offer a webcast of the launch. To view the webcast, go to:

   www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/delta/delta4/dmsp-17/

Finally, the launch will be broadcast via satellite. The specifics are
as follows:

  AMC 1 C17

  103 Degrees West

  UL: 6265 MHz Vertical

  DL: 4040 MHz Horizontal

  Audio: 6.2 and 6.8.

A test transmission will be broadcast on November 3 from 09:00 to
09:30 PST. The launch will be carried the next day from 05:15 to 06:30
PST.

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                        E-MAIL CONSIDERATIONS

In the days leading up to a launch, I'm often very busy and have a
hard time answering questions via e-mail. Many questions about launch
viewing and photography can be answered by reading the following
pages:

   www.spacearchive.info/vafbview.htm

   www.spacearchive.info/vafbphoto.htm

Following a launch, I receive anywhere from a handful to literally
hundreds of e-mails. However, just when I may be under a deadline and
trying to send an important e-mail, my e-mail service can be
incapacitated by unsolicited launch images.

To prevent any problems, I ask that you do the following:

   - Only send images that are of high quality

   - Send no more than three images

   - Do not send any photo, video, or other attachments larger than
     750 kB.

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