[FPSPACE] FW: [Launch Alert] Corrected Copy: Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: "Brian Webb" <kd6nrp at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: kd6nrp at earthlink.net
>To: "Launch Alert" <launch-alert at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: [Launch Alert] Corrected Copy: Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule
>Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 18:45:26 -0800
>
>
>                              LAUNCH ALERT
>
>			            Brian Webb
>		         Ventura County, California
>		         E-mail: kd6nrp at earthlink.net
>	         Web Site: http://www.spacearchive.info
>
>				            2007 January 2 (Tuesday) 18:27 PST
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>
>		       VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE
>			      As of 2007 January 2
>
>			    Launch
>			  Time/Window
>     Date		   (PST/PDT)	         Vehicle		Pad/Silo
>------------	---------------		-------------	--------
>
>FEB 7			To be announced		Minuteman III	LF-10
>ICBM test launch (non-orbital). Payload is one or more unarmed
>warheads. Impact area is probably the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein in
>the central Pacific. The Air Force will announce the launch window a
>few days in advance. GT-193GM
>
>Late Winter		To be announced		Target		---
>A target missile will be launched for the Missile Defense Agency to
>test a new sea-based X-band radar. The DoD will announce the exact
>launch time several hours in advance
>
>Early Spring	To be announced		Interceptor		---
>An anti-missile interceptor launched from Vandenberg AFB will attempt
>to intercept a mock warhead launched from Kodiak, Alaska. This test is
>very similar to the test conducted on 2006 SEP 1. Test delayed from
>December-January to allow for software changes and upgrades to the
>interceptor. The DoD will announce the exact launch time several hours
>in advance
>
>APR 3			To be announced		Atlas V		SLC-3E
>Classified National Reconnaissance Office payload. The DoD will
>announce the exact launch time several hours in advance. NROL-28
>
>NET APR 25		16:25:16?			Pegasus XL		Offshore
>Vehicle will be air-dropped from an L-1011 jumbo jet staged from
>Vandenberg AFB. Payload is the AIM scientific satellite.
>
>NET MAY 31		To be announced		Delta II		SLC-2W
>Payload is the Missile Defense Agency's Block 2010 satellite
>
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>
>	                   ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS
>			          2007 January
>                 Computed for Los Angeles, California
>
>			   Time
>   Date		 (PST/PDT)				Event
>--------		-----------		-----------------------------
>
>JAN 3			05:57			Full Moon
>Moon rises at sunset, sets at sunrise, and is visible all night
>
>JAN 3-4		00:00-05:30		Quadrantid Meteor Shower
>The shower is predicted to peak on JAN 3 at 17:00 PST (JAN 4 01:00
>UTC). This shower will be hampered by the full Moon.
>
>JAN 6			21:00			Conjunction
>The Moon passes 1.2° north of Regulus. Time of closest approach and
>separation computed for the Earth's center and may vary significantly
>depending on your location
>
>JAN 6			22:06			Mercury Superior Conjunction
>Mercury passes behind the Sun and is lost in the Sun's glare.
>
>JAN 11		04:45			Last Quarter Moon
>Moon rises at midnight and sets at noon
>
>JAN 15		05:00			Conjunction
>The Moon passes 0.5° south of Antares. Time of closest approach and
>separation computed for the Earth's center and may vary significantly
>depending on your location
>
>JAN 18		20:01			New Moon
>Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and is invisible. Moon rises
>at sunrise and sets at sunset
>
>JAN 20-21		---			Dark Sky Weekend
>Best time this month to observe faint objects. Amateur astronomers may
>hold observing sessions at dark sites
>
>JAN 25		15:01			First Quarter Moon
>Moon rises at noon and sets at midnight
>
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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
>                     ---------------------   -------
>			  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.
>
>For assistance in converting military time to regular time, go to:
>
>	http://www.spacearchive.info/military.htm
>
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>
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