[Launch Alert] Wednesday Rocket Launch

[Launch Alert]

                             LAUNCH ALERT
 				  
                              Brian Webb
                     Ventura County, California
                  launch-alert-editor at earthlink.net
                        www.spacearchive.info
		       
                                2016 February 7 (Sunday) 20:53 PST
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            DELTA IV SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH FROM VANDENBERG
                   30th Space Wing Public Affairs
                            Vandenberg AFB
                            2016 February 7

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Team Vandenberg is scheduled to
launch a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying a National
Reconnaissance Office payload from Space Launch Complex-6 here
Wednesday, Feb. 10, with a launch window opening at 3:39 a.m. PDT. 

Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, will be the
launch decision authority. 

"We are excited and ready to take on our first Delta launch of 2016,"
said Moss. "We are proud to showcase this national capability and
everyone involved has been working tirelessly to ensure this launch
is a safe and successful one."

Vandenberg's 4th Space Launch Squadron is in final preparations for
launch with Vandenberg's mission partners from ULA, the Aerospace
Corporation, and the NRO. 

"A launch like this takes teamwork and dedication," said Lt. Col.
Eric Zarybnisky, 4th SLS commander.  "Our mission assurance
technicians and engineers have worked hand-in-hand with United Launch
Alliance going over critical procedures and tasks to certify this
launch is secure."

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                          LAUNCH VISIBILITY
                            by Brian Webb

If the sky is clear, Wednesday morning's Delta IV launch could be
visible to the unaided eye for hundreds of miles.

The remnants of the launch may be visible at dawn as high altitude
rocket exhaust is illuminated by the Sun.

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                     LAUNCH AND COUNTDOWN STATUS

For launch and countdown status for Wednesday's launch, consult the
following sources:

   Web Sites with Countdown Status/Webcasts:

      http://www.spaceflightnow.com

      http://www.ulalaunch.com

   Satellite Feeds:

      Satellite: SES 3
      Carrier: SES Americom
      Transponder: 24 C SLOT CD
      Band: C-Band Digital
      Position: 103 degrees W
      HD Bandwidth: 18 MHz (half transponder)
      Downlink Freq: 4189.000 MHz (Vertical)
      Uplink Freq: 6414.000 MHz (Horizontal)
      Symbol Rate: 13
      FEC: 3/4
      Data Rate: 17.9705
      DVBS-QPSK
      MPEG-2
      Audio Embedded

   Twitter Updates:

      http://twitter.com/spaceflightnow/

      http://twitter.com/30thSpaceWing

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                              RESOURCES

For additional information related to Wednesday morning's launch, go
to the following locations:

   Launch Viewing

      www.spacearchive.info/vafbview.htm

   Photographing Launches

      www.spacearchive.info/vafbphoto.htm

   Weather Forecasts

      www.wrh.noaa.gov/lox/main.php?suite=public

      cleardarksky.com/csk

   Photographing Launches

      www.spacearchive.info/vafbphoto.htm

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