[Launch Alert] Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule

[Brian Webb]

                             LAUNCH ALERT

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

			                 2007 October 16 (Tuesday) 18:28 PDT
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		       VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE
		            As of 2007 October 16

This schedule lists rocket and missile launches from Vandenberg AFB
for the next six months. It is a composite of unclassified information
approved for public release from government, industry, and other
sources. This schedule is essentially accurate at the time of
publication, but may disagree with other sources. Details on military
launches are withheld until they are approved for public release.

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

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.

APR 17	To be announced		Delta II		     SLC-2W
Payload is the Missile Defense Agency's Block 2010 Risk Reduction
satellite

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