[Launch Alert] Wednesday Missile Launch
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LAUNCH ALERT
Brian Webb
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2020 February 1 (Saturday) 15:33 PST
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WEDNESDAY MISSILE LAUNCH
by Brian Webb
Media sources report the Air Force Global Strike Command and U.S.
Space Force have scheduled a Minuteman III missile for launch from
Vandenberg AFB early next Wednesday. The unarmed ICBM is slated to
lift off from north base February 5 during a 00:08-06:08 PST launch
window.
Launch viewing will be hampered during most of the launch window by
the nearly full moon. During that time, the event should be easily
visible to the unaided eye for at least 50 miles. Observers with an
unobstructed horizon who know exactly where to look may see the launch
more than 100 miles away.
Between moonset and dawn, the launch should be visible over a much
wider area.
If liftoff occurs late in the window, some sky watchers may be treated
to an interesting display as the missile's exhaust is illuminated at
high altitude by the sun while suspended in a dark sky as seen from
the ground.
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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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FEB 5 00:08-06:08 Minuteman III ---
ICBM test launch
APR? Unknown Firefly Alpha SLC-2W
Firefly Alpha first flight. Vehicle will carry multiple payloads into
orbit. Delayed from FEB 18
MAR Unknown Falcon 9 SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the SmallSat Rideshare Mission 1
OCT-DEC Unknown Delta IV Heavy SLC-6
The vehicle will carry the classified NROL-82 payload into orbit for
the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office
OCT Unknown Falcon 9 SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the SmallSat Rideshare Mission 9
NOV Unknown Falcon 9 SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the Sentinel 6A (Jason-CS) sea level measuring
satellite
DEC Unknown Falcon 9 SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the SmallSat Rideshare Mission 11
DEC Unknown Atlas V SLC-3
Vehicle will launch the Landsat 9 earth observation satellite. Launch
may be delayed until 2021.
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.
PDT: Pacific Daylight Time
PST: Pacific Standard Time
SLC: Space Launch Complex
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TIME FORMAT
All times in this newsletter are given in Pacific Time using a 24-hour
format based on military time. Under this system, regular time is
expressed as follows:
24-hour
Regular Time Format
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12:00 a.m. (midnight) 00:00
6:00 a.m. 06:00
12:00 p.m. (noon) 12:00
6:00 p.m. 18:00
No distinction is made between Pacific Standard Time and Pacific
Daylight Time.
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