[Launch Alert] Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule

Mon Oct 1 21:08:22 EDT 2007

                             LAUNCH ALERT

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

				             2007 October 1 (Monday) 17:52 PDT
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		       VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE
			      As of 2007 October 1

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

OCT 18	To be announced		TLV			    LF-06
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.

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 WorldView-2 commercial 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

FEB 21	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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	                   ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS
			          2007 October
                Computed for Los Angeles, California

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

OCT 3			03:06			Last Quarter Moon
Moon rises at midnight and sets at noon

OCT 4			02:21-02:40		Occultation
The Moon passes in front of the +3.6 magnitude star kappa Geminorum.
The star disappears at 02:21:09 and reappears at 02:40:33. Time
computed for downtown Los Angeles and will vary for other locations

OCT 6-7		---			Dark Sky Weekend
Best time this month to observe faint objects. Amateur astronomers may
hold observing sessions at dark sites

OCT 9			04:00			Conjunction
Venus 3° south of Regulus. Time of closest approach and separation
computed for the Earth's center and may vary significantly depending
on your location

OCT 10		22:01			New Moon
Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and is invisible. Moon rises
at sunrise and sets at sunset

OCT 12		18:00			Conjunction
The Moon passes 1.3° south of Mercury. Time of closest approach and
separation computed for the Earth's center and may vary significantly
depending on your location

OCT 13-14		---			Dark Sky Weekend
Best time this month to observe faint objects. Amateur astronomers may
hold observing sessions at dark sites

OCT 15		07:00			Conjunction
Venus 3° south of Saturn. Time of closest approach and separation
computed for the Earth's center and may vary significantly depending
on your location

OCT 19		01:33			First Quarter Moon
Moon rises at noon and sets at midnight

OCT 23		16:56			Mercury Inferior Conjunction
Mercury passes between the Earth and the Sun and is lost in the Sun's
glare.

OCT 25		21:52			Full Moon
Moon rises at sunset, sets at sunrise, and is visible all night

OCT 26		22:47			Occultation
The Moon passes in front of the +4.6 magnitude star epsilon Aretis.
The star reappears at 22:47:03. The disappearance is not visible. Time
computed for downtown Los Angeles and will vary for other locations

OCT 28		08:06			Venus Western Elongation
Venus attains its greatest angular separation from the Sun and is
visible in the east at dawn.

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                          WEB SITE UPDATES

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

  Missile Defense Exercise Successful
  http://www.spacearchive.info/news-2007-09-28-mda.htm

  Missile Defense Test Scheduled
  http://www.spacearchive.info/

  Mission to Detect Black Holes Scheduled for 2011 Launch
  http://www.spacearchive.info/news-2007-09-21-cit.htm

  DigitalGlobe Successfully Launches Worldview-1
  http://www.spacearchive.info/news-2007-09-18-di.htm

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

  NASA Collaborates with Russia on Foton-M3 Mission
  http://www.spacearchive.info/news-2007-09-11-arc.htm

  Caltech Astronomers Obtain Sharpest-Ever Pictures of the Heavens
  http://www.spacearchive.info/news-2007-09-04-cit.htm

  Gift Supports Automated Planet Finder
  http://www.spacearchive.info/news-2007-09-04-ucsc.htm

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