[Launch Alert] Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule

[Brian Webb]

                             LAUNCH ALERT

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

				         2007 December 15 (Saturday) 19:31 PST
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		       VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE
			       As of 2007 December 15

		    Launch
			  Time/Window
   Date		   (PST/PDT)		 Vehicle		Pad/Silo
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FEB-APR		To be announced		TLV			---
The vehicle will fly a ballistic trajectory to an impact area in the
Pacific. The NFIRE satellite will observe the launch from orbit and
collect data for the U.S. missile defense system. The DoD will
announce the launch window a day in advance.

FEB?			To be announced		GBI			---
Scenario calls for the launch of a mock warhead from Kodiak, Alaska
followed by a Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) from Vandenberg AFB. The
DoD will announce the launch time several hours in advance.

FEB 26		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 APR 17		To be announced		Delta II		SLC-2W
Vehicle will launch the Missile Defense Agency's STSS ATRR (STSS-2010)
payload

JUN 15		To be announced		Delta II		SLC-2W
Payload is the OSTM/Jason-2 scientific satellite

JUL			To be announced		Atlas V		SLC-3E
Payload is the DMSP F-18 military weather satellite

Late AUG		To be announced		Delta IV		SLC-3E
Classified National Reconnaissance Office payload. The DoD will
announce the exact launch time several hours in advance. NROL-25

Late Summer		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-km), 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:

  USAF Weather Satellite Delivered to Vandenberg
  http://www.spacearchive.info/news-2007-12-14-lmco.htm

  Watch an Active Meteor Shower
  http://www.spacearchive.info

  Delta II Launch Successful
  http://www.spacearchive.info

  Delta II Launch Delayed
  http://www.spacearchive.info

  Sunspot Alert
  http://www.spacearchive.info

  KySat Rehearsal Puts Kentucky into Space
  http://www.spacearchive.info

Brian Lockett forwarded the Editor an interesting panoramic image of
last week's Delta II launch from Vandenberg AFB. His work is posted
at http://www.spacearchive.info under the heading "COSMO-2 Rides Into
Orbit"

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