[Launch Alert] Wednesday Rocket Launch

[Launch Alert]

The following is a media update from the United Launch Alliance regarding tomorrow's rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB:

L-1 Media Update: ULA Delta IV NROL-47 Set to Launch

Good evening – The ULA Launch Readiness Review was completed today and everything is progressing toward the ULA Delta IV launch carrying the NROL-47 mission in support of national security. The mission is set to lift off on a Delta IV rocket on Wednesday, Jan. 10 from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Today’s L-1 forecast shows a 30 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch. The launch time is 1:00 p.m. PT.

Launch Forecast Summary:
Overall probability of violating weather constraints: 70%
Primary concerns: Ground Winds
 
Overall probability of violating weather constraints for 24 hour delay: 10%
Primary concern: Ground Winds
 
Launch Broadcast Satellite Coordinates + Webcast
ALL TIMES PACIFIC
  
UPLINK TEST
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9
12:00 – 12:30 P.M.
 
LAUNCH
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10
BARS + TONE – 12:09 P.M.
PROGRAM START – 12:40 P.M.
 
DIGITAL SATELLITE C-BAND DOWNLINK
HD FORMAT
SATELLITE — SES 3 
TRANSPONDER — 12
BAND — C-BAND DIGITAL 
ORBITAL POSITION — 103°W 
HD BANDWIDTH — 18 MHz (HALF TRANSPONDER)
UPLINK — 6,165.000 H
DOWNLINK — 3,940.000 V 
SYMBOL RATE — 13 
FEC — ¾ 
DATA RATE — 17.9705 
DVBS – QPSK 
MPEG 2 
AUDIO EMBEDDED
 
Webcast available at  www.ulalaunch.com and  www.youtube.com/unitedlaunchalliance