[Launch Alert] Corrected Copy: Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule

Tue Jan 2 21:45:26 EST 2007

                             LAUNCH ALERT

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

				            2007 January 2 (Tuesday) 18:27 PST
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		       VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE
			      As of 2007 January 2

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

FEB 7			To be announced		Minuteman III	LF-10
ICBM test launch (non-orbital). Payload is one or more unarmed
warheads. Impact area is probably the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein in
the central Pacific. The Air Force will announce the launch window a
few days in advance. GT-193GM

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 3			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 25		16:25:16?			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 MAY 31		To be announced		Delta II		SLC-2W
Payload is the Missile Defense Agency's Block 2010 satellite

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	                   ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS
			          2007 January
                Computed for Los Angeles, California

			   Time
  Date		 (PST/PDT)				Event
--------		-----------		-----------------------------

JAN 3			05:57			Full Moon
Moon rises at sunset, sets at sunrise, and is visible all night

JAN 3-4		00:00-05:30		Quadrantid Meteor Shower
The shower is predicted to peak on JAN 3 at 17:00 PST (JAN 4 01:00
UTC). This shower will be hampered by the full Moon.

JAN 6			21:00			Conjunction
The Moon passes 1.2° north of Regulus. Time of closest approach and
separation computed for the Earth's center and may vary significantly
depending on your location

JAN 6			22:06			Mercury Superior Conjunction
Mercury passes behind the Sun and is lost in the Sun's glare.

JAN 11		04:45			Last Quarter Moon
Moon rises at midnight and sets at noon

JAN 15		05:00			Conjunction
The Moon passes 0.5° south of Antares. Time of closest approach and
separation computed for the Earth's center and may vary significantly
depending on your location

JAN 18		20:01			New Moon
Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and is invisible. Moon rises
at sunrise and sets at sunset

JAN 20-21		---			Dark Sky Weekend
Best time this month to observe faint objects. Amateur astronomers may
hold observing sessions at dark sites

JAN 25		15:01			First Quarter Moon
Moon rises at noon and sets at midnight

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			           TIME FORMAT

All times in this newsletter are given in Pacific Time using a 24-hour
format based on military time. Under this system, regular time is
expressed as follows:
                                            24-hour
		        Regular Time            Format
                    ---------------------   -------
			  12:00 a.m. (midnight)    00:00
			  6:00  a.m.               06:00
			  12:00 p.m. (noon)        12:00
			  6:00  p.m.               18:00

No distinction is made between Pacific Standard Time and Pacific
Daylight Time.

For assistance in converting military time to regular time, go to:

	http://www.spacearchive.info/military.htm

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