[Launch Alert] Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule

Fri Nov 2 21:05:19 EST 2007

                             LAUNCH ALERT

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

				            2007 November 2 (Friday) 17:55 PDT
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		       VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE
			       As of 2007 November 2

		    Launch
		  Time/Window
  Date	   (PST/PDT)	         Vehicle	          Pad/Silo
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Fall?		To be announced		Minuteman III	    ---
The vehicle will probably send one or more unarmed warheads on a
ballistic trajectory to an impact area in the Central Pacific. The Air
Force will announce the launch date and window a few days in advance.

DEC 5		~18:00			Delta II	    	   SLC-2W
Payload is the COSMO-SkyMed 2 radar earth imaging satellite

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

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

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

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	                   ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS
			          2007 November
                Computed for Los Angeles, California

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

NOV 1			14:18			Last Quarter Moon
Moon rises at midnight and sets at noon

NOV 3			03:34-04:37		Occultation
The Moon passes in front of the +1.3 magnitude star alpha Leonis. The
star disappears at 03:34:13 and reappears at 04:37:09. Time computed
for downtown Los Angeles and will vary for other locations

NOV 4			02:00			Time Change
Standard Time begins. Set clocks back one hour

NOV 4			17:28			Jupiter Dual Shadow Transit
The shadows of Jupiter's moons Io and Europa will cross the planet's
disk

NOV 8			13:32			Mercury Western Elongation
Mercury attains its greatest angular separation from the Sun and is
visible low in the east at dawn.

NOV 9			15:03			New Moon
Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and is invisible. Moon rises
at sunrise and sets at sunset

NOV 10-11		---			Dark Sky Weekend
Best time this month to observe faint objects. Amateur astronomers may
hold observing sessions at dark sites

NOV 17-18		00:00-05:00		Leonid Meteor Shower
Shower is predicted to peak on NOV 17 at 20:00 PST (NOV 18 04:00 UTC).

NOV 17		14:33			First Quarter Moon
Moon rises at noon and sets at midnight

NOV 24		07:30			Full Moon
Moon rises at sunset, sets at sunrise, and is visible all night

NOV 26		00:05-01:07		Occultation
The Moon passes in front of the +4.5 magnitude star 136 Tauri. The
star disappears at 00:05:53 and reappears at 01:07:40. Time computed
for downtown Los Angeles and will vary for other locations

NOV 26		22:00			Conjunction
The Moon passes 1.7° north of Mars. Time of closest approach and
separation computed for the Earth's center and may vary significantly
depending on your location

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