[Launch Alert] Delta IV Launch Scheduled

[Launch Alert]

                             LAUNCH ALERT
 				  
                              Brian Webb
                      Ventura County, California
		      launch-alert-editor at earthlink.net
	                 www.spacearchive.info
		       
                                2012 March 24 (Saturday) 05:56 PDT
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                  DELTA IV MEDIUM LAUNCH SCHEDULED
                    Vandenberg AFB News Release
                            2012 March 23

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Team Vandenberg is scheduled to
launch a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) rocket carrying
a national security payload at 3:30 p.m. March 29 from Space Launch
Complex-6 here.

"This will be the Department of Defense's first-ever launch of a Delta
IV configured with a 5-meter payload fairing and two solid rocket
motors," said Lt. Col. Brady Hauboldt, 4th Space Launch Squadron
commander. The solid rocket motors each add nearly 225,000 pounds of
thrust to augment the Delta IV's 650,000 pounds of main engine thrust.

Col. Nina Armagno, 30th Space Wing commander is the launch decision
authority.

Vandenberg's 4th Space Launch Squadron has overseen launch vehicle
mission assurance for this Delta IV since it arrived last fall. The
squadron will join operators from across the 30th Space Wing, Space
and Missile Systems Center, National Reconnaissance Office and United
Launch Alliance for this launch. 

"The 4th Space Launch Squadron formed in 1994 to support Titan
missions at Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex-4, then re-activated in
2003 to operate the Atlas V and Delta IV launch systems," said
Hauboldt. "Today we execute Western Range Evolved Expendable Launch
Vehicle spacelift operations with a combined team of engineers, space
operators, program managers and missile maintenance technicians."  

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