[Launch Alert] Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule

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                              Brian Webb
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                                 2014 August 31 (Sunday) 12:51 PDT
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                   VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE

                          Launch
                        Time/Window
      Date               (PST/PDT)            Vehicle        Pad/Silo
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DEC 11               To be announced       Atlas V           SLC-3E
Vehicle will launch the classified NROL-35 payload for the U.S.
National Reconnaissance Office  

Mid DEC-late FEB     Sunrise?              Delta II          SLC-2W
Vehicle will launch the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite.
Launch window may occur just after sunrise. Launch delayed from NOV 5
to allow for additional testing and evaluation. A new date should be
announced in late September.

The above schedule is a composite of unclassified information
approved for public release from government, industry, and other
sources. It represents the Editor's best effort to produce a schedule,
but may disagree with other sources. Details on military launches are
withheld until they are approved for public release. For official
information regarding Vandenberg AFB activities, go to
http://www.vandenberg.af.mil.

All launch dates and times are given in Pacific Time using a 24-hour
format similar to military time (midnight = 00:00, 1:00 p.m. = 13:00,
11:00 p.m. = 23:00, etc.). 

The dates and times in this schedule may not agree with those on other
online launch schedules, including the official Vandenberg AFB
schedule because different sources were used, the information was
interpreted differently, and the schedules were updated at different
times.

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                         SMAP LAUNCH DELAYED
                            by Brian Webb

The launch of NASA's SMAP spacecraft from Vandenberg AFB has been
delayed indefinitely. The soil moisture-measuring mission was slated
to lift-off aboard a Delta II rocket shortly after sunrise on November
5. 

A Jet Propulsion Laboratory official told the Editor that the launch
was delayed to allow for additional testing and evaluation that
includes the SMAP antenna Reflector Boom Assembly (RBA). The purpose
of the additional testing and evaluation is to ensure that the
spacecraft will function as intended after launch.

The official also said that the launch date is currently listed as
indefinite. However, NASA will attempt to identify the earliest
possible launch opportunity between mid-December and late February.
NASA should announce a new date in late September. 

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