[FPSPACE] FW: [Launch Alert] Taurus XL Launch Scheduled

[LARRY KLAES]

> From: kd6nrp at earthlink.net
> To: launch-alert at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:18:20 -0800
> Subject: [Launch Alert] Taurus XL Launch Scheduled
> 
> 
> LAUNCH ALERT
> 
> Brian Webb
> Ventura County, California
> kd6nrp at earthlink.net
> http://www.spacearchive.info
> 
> 2009 February 22 (Sunday) 10:10 PST
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> 
> TAURUS XL LAUNCH SCHEDULED
> Vandenberg AFB Media Advisory
> 2009 February 20
> 
> VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A Taurus XL rocket, carrying the
> NASA Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) satellite, is scheduled to
> launch at approximately 1:50 a.m. Tuesday from Space Launch Complex
> 576-E here.
> 
> Col. David Buck, 30th Space Wing commander, will be the Western Range
> launch decision authority for this mission.
> 
> The OCO is the first spacecraft dedicated to the study of carbon
> dioxide in Earth's atmosphere. The goal of the satellite is to
> increase scientific understanding of not only where carbon dioxide
> comes from, but also where it ends up.
> 
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> 
> LAUNCH VISIBILITY AND PHOTOGRAPHY
> 
> Since the Taurus XL rocket scheduled for launch on Tuesday will
> lift-off during darkness and the vehicle uses solid fuel, the initial
> portions of the event should be visible to the unaided eye for a
> radius of at least 200-miles (weather permitting). For information on
> launch viewing, go to:
> 
> http://www.spacearchive.info/vafbview.htm
> 
> For advice on photographing Tuesday's launch, go to:
> 
> http://www.spacearchive.info/vafbphoto.htm
> 
> Although this page is somewhat out of date, much of the information is
> still valid. For specific Taurus XL exposure data, refer to the table
> titled "Peacekeeper Time Exposure Data" (I believe the Taurus XL first
> stage is actually the same as the stage that was used on the
> Peacekeeper).
> 
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> 
> COUNTDOWN STATUS
> 
> A good source of countdown status for the Taurus XL/OCO launch is the
> Spaceflight Now web site. Space journalist Justin Ray is now providing
> current countdown status on a web page devoted to this launch. Point
> your browser to:
> 
> http://www.spaceflightnow.com/taurus/oco/status.html
> 
> On launch day, this page will be updated frequently beginning at about
> T-1 hour. Be sure to regularly hit the refresh button on your browser
> to see the latest information.
> 
> NASA TV may also provide coverage of the launch. To access NASA TV
> over the Web, go to http://www.nasa.gov/ntv.
> 
> NASA TV is available on an MPEG-2 digital C-band signal accessed via
> satellite AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, transponder 17C, 4040
> MHz, vertical polarization. In Alaska and Hawaii, they are on AMC-7 at
> 137 degrees west longitude, transponder 18C, at 4060 MHz, horizontal
> polarization. For digital downlink information, visit
> http://www.nasa.gov/ntv.
> 
> NASA TV is reportedly also available on Dish TV channel 213 and Direct
> TV channel 376. 
> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
> http://www.spacearchive.info/vafbphoto.htm
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