[Launch Alert] Central California Residents May Experience Sonic Boom

[Launch Alert]

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

Central California residents may experience sonic boom

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Team Vandenberg is scheduled to support
launch of the SAOCOM 1A satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space
Launch Complex-4E on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 7:21 p.m. PDT.

SpaceX is attempting the secondary mission of landing the first stage of the
Falcon 9 rocket at Landing Zone 4, which was previously called SLC-4W, at
Vandenberg Air Force Base. This will be SpaceX's first land landing attempt
at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Local residents may see the first stage of the Falcon 9 returning to
Vandenberg AFB, including multiple engine burns associated with the landing.
During the landing attempt residents from Santa Barbara, Ventura and San
Luis Obispo counties may hear one or more sonic booms. A sonic boom is the
sound associated with the shock waves from an aircraft or vehicle traveling
faster than the speed of sound. Sonic booms generate a sound similar to an
explosion or a clap of thunder. The sonic boom experienced will depend on
weather conditions and other factors.

For information regarding the launch or public viewing locations, go to the
30th Space Wing Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/30thSpaceWing/ or
contact 30th Space Wing Public Affairs at (805) 606-3595.