From launch-alert at mailman.qth.net  Fri Dec  1 19:44:24 2017
From: launch-alert at mailman.qth.net (Launch Alert)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2017 16:44:24 -0800
Subject: [Launch Alert] Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule
Message-ID: <008d01d36b06$b393cca0$1abb65e0$@earthlink.net>


                                                             LAUNCH ALERT
 				  
                                                               Brian Webb
                                          launch-alert-editor at earthlink.net
                                                     www.spacearchive.info
		       
 
2017 December 1 (Friday) 16:41 PST
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                                        VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE

                                   Launch
                                Time/Window
  Date                       (PST/PDT)                         Vehicle
Pad/Silo
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DEC 13             To be announced                  Delta IV
SLC-6
Vehicle will launch the NROL-47 payload for the U.S. National
Reconnaissance Office. The Delta IV will use two solid rocket motors 

DEC 22              17:26                                      Falcon 9
SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch Iridium Next commercial communications satellites 31-40 

NET JAN 30      To be announced                 Falcon 9
SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch Spain's Paz satellite 

JAN-MAR         To be announced                 Falcon 9
SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch Iridium Next commercial communications satellites 41-50 

NET MAR         To be announced                 Falcon 9
SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch GRACE Follow-On satellites 

MAY 5               04:10                                     Atlas V
SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the InSight spacecraft to Mars 

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.

NET: No earlier than

PDT: Pacific Daylight Time

PST: Pacific Standard Time

SLC: Space Launch Complex

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From launch-alert at mailman.qth.net  Fri Dec 15 19:36:37 2017
From: launch-alert at mailman.qth.net (Launch Alert)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:36:37 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
Subject: [Launch Alert] Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule
Message-ID: <1822174783.12826.1513384598317@wamui-marley.atl.sa.earthlink.net>


                             LAUNCH ALERT
 				  
			      Brian Webb
		  launch-alert-editor at earthlink.net
	                www.spacearchive.info
		       
                               2017 December 15 (Friday) 16:20 PST
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		   VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE

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

DEC 22          17:26                    Falcon 9            SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch Iridium Next commercial communications satellites
31-40. This launch occurs 30 minutes after Vandenberg AFB sunset. The
rocket's bright flame should be visible over a wide area. The launch
could be impressive beginning at T+ 2 minutes 12 seconds when
simulations show the exhaust plume will be illuminated at high
altitude by the sun.

NET JAN 10      To be announced          Delta IV            SLC-6
Vehicle will launch the NROL-47 payload for the U.S. National
Reconnaissance Office. The Delta IV will use two solid rocket motors 

NET JAN 30      To be announced          Falcon 9            SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch Spain's Paz satellite 

JAN-MAR         To be announced          Falcon 9            SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch Iridium Next commercial communications satellites
41-50 

MAR 21          18:43:38                 Falcon 9            SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch Iridium NEXT satellites 51-56 and the GRACE
Follow-On satellites 

MAY 5           04:10                    Atlas V             SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the InSight spacecraft to Mars 

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.

NET: No earlier than

PDT: Pacific Daylight Time

PST: Pacific Standard Time

SLC: Space Launch Complex

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From launch-alert at mailman.qth.net  Thu Dec 21 13:16:40 2017
From: launch-alert at mailman.qth.net (Launch Alert)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:16:40 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [Launch Alert] Friday Vandenberg Rocket Launch
Message-ID: <1818524625.98026.1513880200613@wamui-bison.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

                                    
                             LAUNCH ALERT
 				  
			      Brian Webb
		  launch-alert-editor at earthlink.net
	                www.spacearchive.info
		       
			     2017 December 21 (Thursday) 09:58 PST
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               FALCON 9 IRIDIUM-4 SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH

30th Space Wing Public Affairs
December 20, 2017

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Team Vandenberg is scheduled to
launch the fourth Iridium mission consisting of 10 satellites on a
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 here Friday, Dec.
22, at 5:27 p.m. PST.
 
Col. Michael S. Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, is the space launch
commander.
 
"Team Vandenberg is excited to begin and end 2017 with Falcon 9
launches," said Hough. "We take our mission of providing assured
access to space seriously and we've diligently worked with our SpaceX
mission partners to ensure a safe and successful launch."
 
Because of the launch time, the Hawk's Nest on Hwy 1 south of
Vandenberg Air Force Base's main gate will not be open.

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                      FRIDAY LAUNCH VISIBILITY

Friday evening's launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg AFB
appears to be on schedule. The vehicle is slated to lift off from
south base at 17:27:23 PST and carry several Iridium NEXT commercial
communications satellites into orbit.

Following liftoff, the vehicle will climb vertically for several
before it begins a gradual turn and heads south.

The rocket's bright flame should be visible over a wide area. However,
since this launch occurs 30 minutes after Vandenberg AFB sunset, it
could be impressive beginning at T+ 2 minutes 12 seconds when
simulations show the exhaust plume will be illuminated at high
altitude by the sun. 

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                     LAUNCH AND COUNTDOWN STATUS

For launch and countdown status, consult the following sources:

      https://spaceflightnow.com

      http://twitter.com/spaceflightnow/

      http://twitter.com/30thSpaceWing

      http://twitter.com/spacex

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                              QUESTIONS

The editor is unable to answer questions from individual subscribers
about this launch.
.
For information about Vandenberg AFB launch viewing, go to:

      www.spacearchive.info/vafbview.htm

For information about photographing Vandenberg AFB launches, go to:

      www.spacearchive.info/vafbphoto.htm

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From launch-alert at mailman.qth.net  Sat Dec 23 00:24:18 2017
From: launch-alert at mailman.qth.net (Launch Alert)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 21:24:18 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
Subject: [Launch Alert] Falcon 9 Launched
Message-ID: <871091563.13267.1514006658644@wamui-duchess.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

FALCON 9 IRIDIUM-4 SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED

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

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Team Vandenberg supported the successful
launch of the fourth Iridium mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space
Launch Complex-4 here Friday, Dec. 22, at 5:27 p.m. PST.

Col. Michael S. Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, was the space launch
commander.

"What a way to end the year with the fifth Falcon 9 launch carrying the
fourth set of Iridium satellites. This mission proves that Team V provides
assured access to space and we do it safely and securely," said Hough. "It
goes without saying that we can't accomplish this without great mission
partners like SpaceX."

EDITOR'S COMMENTS

I've been watching Vandenberg launches since November 1967. Tonight's launch
was the most impressive one I've ever seen. It was spectacular.

If any of you obtained professional quality photos of the launch, please
send them to launch-alert-editor at earthlink.net. I may want to publish your
image on my Space Archive web site.

Brian Webb, Editor

