[Launch Alert] Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule

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                             LAUNCH ALERT
 				  
			      Brian Webb
		  launch-alert-editor at earthlink.net
	                www.spacearchive.info
		       
                            2017 September 16 (Saturday) 05:19 PDT
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		   VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE

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

SEP 21          To be announced          Atlas V             SLC-3E
Vehicle will launch the classified NROL-42 payload for the U.S.
National Reconnaissance Office. The Atlas V will use four solid rocket
motors. The early portion of the launch could be visible over a wide
area due to the brilliant flame and thick smoke produced by the four
motors. Launch delayed from SEP 14 due to Hurricane Irma's arrival in
Florida. 

OCT 4            06:06                   Falcon 9            SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch Iridium Next commercial communications satellites
21-30. This launch occurs well before sunrise and could be visible over
a wide area due to the brilliant flame produced by the rocket's first
stage.

OCT 17           14:37                   Minotaur C          SLC-576E
Vehicle will launch six SkySat earth observation satellites 

NOV 10           01:48                   Delta II            SLC-2W
Vehicle will launch the JPSS-1 weather satellite. The Delta II will use
nine solid rocket motors. This early morning launch could be visually
impressive in Santa Barbara County and visible for hundreds of miles. 

Late NOV         To be announced         Falcon 9            SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch Iridium Next commercial communications satellites
31-40 

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.

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

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.

TBD: To be determined

PDT: Pacific Daylight Time

PST: Pacific Standard Time

SLC: Space Launch Complex

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