[Launch Alert] Falcon 9 Launch

[Launch Alert]

                             LAUNCH ALERT
 				  
			      Brian Webb
		  launch-alert-editor at earthlink.net
	                www.spacearchive.info
		       
				 2018 November 17 (Saturday) 11:15 PDT
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                           FALCON 9 LAUNCH
                           30th Space Wing
                           Vandenberg AFB
                             2018 NOV 16

Team V is scheduled to support the launch of the Spaceflight SSO-A:
SmallSat Express on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch
Complex-4E on Monday, Nov. 19, with a launch window of 10:31 a.m. to
11:00 a.m. PST.

The public may view this launch from the Hawk's Nest on Azalea Lane
off of Hwy 1 just a half mile south of Vandenberg Air Force Base's
main gate.

The Hawk's Nest gates will open on Monday at 9:00 a.m. PST and close
no later than 10:15 a.m. PST. As a reminder the public is asked not to
bring or consume alcohol, smoke, nor have any open fires or barbecues.
Campers, RVs, trailers are also not allowed. Weapons are banned,
additionally, the use of small unmanned aerial systems within five
miles of any active runway, such as Vandenberg's, is prohibited.

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                         LAUNCH ON SCHEDULE
                           by Brian Webb

Monday morning's planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
AFB appears to be on schedule. The rocket is scheduled to lift off
from SLC-4E at south base during a 10:31:47-11:00 PST launch window.

If the sky is clear, the bright orange flame from the rocket's first
stage may be visible to the unaided eye from as far away as King City,
eastern Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, and coastal Los Angeles
County.

For countdown and launch status, go to:

      https://spaceflightnow.com/

      https://twitter.com/spaceflightnow/

      https://twitter.com/30thSpaceWing

      https://www.spacex.com/

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		   VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE

         All launch dates and times are subject to change.

		     Launch
		   Time/Window
   Date             (PST/PDT)              Vehicle           Pad/Silo
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NOV 19            10:31:47-11:00        Falcon 9             SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch several satellites as part of the SSO-A mission.
The Falcon will probably fly a north-to-south trajectory following
liftoff.

NOV 29            Unknown               Delta IV Heavy       SLC-6
Vehicle will launch the NROL-71 payload for the U.S. National
Reconnaissance Office

DEC 30            08:38                 Falcon 9             SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch Iridium NEXT satellites 66-75

NET FEB 18        Unknown               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

PDT: Pacific Daylight Time

PST: Pacific Standard Time

SLC: Space Launch Complex

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                             QUESTIONS?

Because of time limitations and other priorities, I am unable to
answer reader questions.

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