[Launch Alert] Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule

[Brian Webb]

                             LAUNCH ALERT

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

				         2007 February 17 (Saturday) 19:48 PST
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		       VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE
			     As of 2007 February 17

		          Launch
		        Time/Window
    Date		   (PST/PDT)	        Vehicle	      Pad/Silo
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Late Winter       To be announced		Target		---
A target missile will be launched for the Missile Defense Agency to
test a new sea-based X-band radar. The DoD will announce the exact
launch time several hours in advance

Early Spring	To be announced		Interceptor       ---
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 DoD will announce the exact launch time several hours
in advance

APR 25		13:25:16		      Pegasus XL       Offshore
Vehicle will be air-dropped from an L-1011 jumbo jet staged from
Vandenberg AFB. Payload is the AIM scientific satellite

NET AUG 23        To be announced		Delta II         SLC-2W
Payload is the Missile Defense Agency's Block 2010 satellite

Unknown		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

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                          WEB SITE UPDATES

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

  Firms to Develop Innovative Space Insulation
  www.spacearchive.info/news-2007-02-15-qpdc.htm

  Cal Tech Announces Joint Search for Gravitational Waves
  www.spacearchive.info/news-2007-02-13-cit.htm

  Minuteman GPS Tracking System Flown
  www.spacearchive.info/news-2007-02-09-ngc.htm

  Minuteman III Launched
  www.spacearchive.info/news-2007-02-07-vafb.htm

An image of last week's Minuteman III launch from Vandenberg AFB is
posted at www.spacearchive.info under the heading "Test Launch".
Please bear in mind that this image is a from a rather poor film scan
(the original image on the film looks quite good). In case you're
wondering: yes, it was taken with a film camera.

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