[Launch Alert] Atlas Launch Scheduled

[Launch Alert]

The following is a media advisory from Vandenberg AFB public affairs:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
From: 30th Space Wing Public Affairs, www.vandenberg.af.mil

ATLAS LAUNCH SCHEDULED

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch
the WorldView-3 satellite on an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-3
here Wednesday, Aug. 13, with a launch window opening at 11:29 a.m. PDT.  
          The WorldView-3 satellite was built by DigitalGlobe and United
Launch Alliance builds and flies the rocket.  The 30th Space Wing at
Vandenberg Air Force Base is responsible for range safety and launch
operations.
          Col. Marc Del Rosario, 30th Operations Group commander, will be
the launch decision authority.
          "The entire 30th Space Wing team of military, government
civilians, and contractors are all honored to launch the first Atlas V
commercial mission from Vandenberg AFB. The team's planning and behind the
scenes hard-work with United Launch Alliance, Lockheed Martin, and the
Federal Aviation Administration are all integral to provide safe launch
operations on the Western Range," said Del Rosario, this mission's launch
decision authority.
          WorldView-3 is the first multi-payload, super-spectral,
high-resolution commercial satellite. The satellite will provide 31 cm
panchromatic resolution, 1.24 m multispectral resolution, and 3.7 m
short-wave infrared resolution with an average revisit time of less than 1
day. This will further enhance the DigitalGlobe collection capacity for more
rapid and reliable collection and expand its imagery product offerings.

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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

I will not be able to answer questions regarding launch visibility
or viewing locations for next week's Atlas V launch. For information
about viewing Vandenberg AFB rocket and missile launches, go to:

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