[Launch Alert] Vandenberg SFB Launch Schedule

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                             LAUNCH ALERT
 				  
			      Brian Webb
		  launch-alert-editor at earthlink.net
	                www.spacearchive.info
		       
                                    2021 May 17 (Monday) 18:48 PDT
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		   VANDENBERG SFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE

         All launch dates and times are subject to change.

		     Launch
		   Time/Window
  Date              (PST/PDT)               Vehicle          Pad/Silo
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Unknown         Unknown                  Minuteman III       ---
ICBM test launch. Vehicle will probably fly a ballistic trajectory
west to an impact area in the central Pacific. An attempt was made to
launch this vehicle on MAY 5, but the attempt was aborted before
liftoff

JUN 15          To be announced          Firefly Alpha       SLC-2W
Firefly Alpha first flight. Vehicle will carry multiple payloads into
orbit. This launch date is not certain.

SEP 1           To be announced          Atlas V             SLC-3
Vehicle will launch the LANDSAT 9 satellite into orbit

SEP             To be announced          Falcon 9            SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the WorldView Legion 1 and Legion 2 satellites
into orbit

NOV 24          To be announced          Falcon 9            SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)
spacecraft

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 SFB activities, go to
http://www.vandenberg.spaceforce.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 SFB
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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