[Launch Alert] Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule

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                             LAUNCH ALERT
 				  
			      Brian Webb
		  launch-alert-editor at earthlink.net
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                                 2018 July 14 (Saturday) 13:10 PDT
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		   VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE

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

JUL 25          04:39:26                 Falcon 9            SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch Iridium NEXT satellites 56-65. The first stage's
bright flame could make the early portion of this launch visible for
more than 120 miles.

AUG-SEP?        TBD                      Falcon 9            SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch Iridium NEXT satellites 66-75

NET SEP         TBD                      Falcon 9            SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch several SSO-A satellites

NET SEP         TBD                      Falcon 9            SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch Argentina's SAOCOM-1A satellite

SEP 12          05:46-08:20              Delta II            SLC-2W
Vehicle will launch NASA's ICESat-2 spacecraft

SEP 26          TBD                      Delta IV Heavy      SLC-6
Vehicle will launch the NROL-71 payload for the U.S. National
Reconnaissance Office

NOV             TBD                      Falcon 9            SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch three RADARSAT earth imaging satellites for
Canada

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

TBD: To be determined

PDT: Pacific Daylight Time

PST: Pacific Standard Time

SLC: Space Launch Complex

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                           by Brian Webb

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distinctive dusty-yellow color.

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