[Launch Alert] Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule

[Brian Webb]

                             LAUNCH ALERT

			            Brian Webb
		         Ventura County, California
		             kd6nrp at earthlink.net
	               http://www.spacearchive.info

				            2007 August 14 (Tuesday) 04:16 PDT
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		       VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE
			       As of 2007 August 14

			    Launch
			  Time/Window
   Date		   (PST/PDT)		  Vehicle		Pad/Silo
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AUG 17		Early Morning		Minotaur II		LF-06
Vehicle is being launched to serve as a target for the Near Field
Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) satellite. NFIRE will observe the launch
from orbit to gather data during the Minotaur's boost phase. DoD will
release the launch window 24-hours in advance. NFIRE-2A

SEP 18		To be announced		Delta II		SLC-2W
Payload is the Worldview 1 commercial Earth imaging satellite. The
booster will use the Delta-7420-10C configuration and insert the
payload into a sun-synchronous orbit

Summer?		To be announced		Minuteman III	---
The vehicle will probably send one or more unarmed warheads on a
ballsitic trajectory to an impact area in the Central Pacific. The
Air Force will anounce the launch date and window a few days in
advance.

Fall			To be announced		GBI			---
An anti-missile interceptor launched from Vandenberg AFB will attempt
to intercept a mock warhead launched from Kodiak, Alaska. This test is
very similar to the test conducted on 2006 SEP 1. Test delayed from
December-January to allow for software changes and upgrades to the
interceptor. The test was attempted on MAY 25, but was aborted after
the target missile malfunctioned following launch.

2007?			To be announced		Atlas V		SLC-3E
Classified National Reconnaissance Office payload. The DoD will
announce the exact launch time several hours in advance. NROL-28

NET JAN 25		To be announced		Delta II		SLC-2W
Payload is the Missile Defense Agency's Block 2010 satellite

JAN-MAR		To be announced		Delta II		SLC-2W
Payload is the GeoEye 1 commercial Earth imaging satellite. The
booster will use the Delta-7420-10C configuration and insert the
payload into a 425-mile (684-kilometer), 98°, sun-synchronous orbit
with a 10:30 a.m. equator crossing time

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                          WEB SITE UPDATES

The following news stories were recently added to the Space Archive
web site:

  Ball Aerospace Prepares to Ship WorldView I
  http://www.spacearchive.info/news-2007-07-30-batc.htm

  Dreamy Lunar Eclipse
  http://www.spacearchive.info/news-2007-08-03-nasa.htm

  Largest Extrasolar Planet Found
  http://www.spacearchive.info/news-2007-08-06-lo.htm

  Astronauts to Study Bacterial Growth in Space
  http://www.spacearchive.info/news-2007-08-09-arc.htm

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