Note the short fairing used....
Does anyone know the Atlas serial number?
According to SFN's launch schedule page NROL-35 is scheduled to launch somewhere between 6 and 8 pm Pacific on December 11 - that is 02:00-04:00 UTC on December 12. Anyone here bother to check the NOTAMs to see if it is going Molniya, NOSS, retrograde or polar orbit?
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 12/07/2014 06:00 amAccording to SFN's launch schedule page NROL-35 is scheduled to launch somewhere between 6 and 8 pm Pacific on December 11 - that is 02:00-04:00 UTC on December 12. Anyone here bother to check the NOTAMs to see if it is going Molniya, NOSS, retrograde or polar orbit? Well I was tipped from somewhere else with marine broadcast warnings related to this launch - unfortunately I can't find the source. Can someone point to a website that shows up-to-the-minute marine broadcast warnings?Briefly speaking, the sea closure areas points to a Molniya orbit. No doubt about it.
NAVAREA XII 474/14 [c1 of c1][[WWNWSFOLDER]]EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.ROCKETS.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0226Z TO 0419Z DAILY12 THRU 17 DEC IN AREAS BOUND BY:A. 31-29N 119-02W, 31-24N 119-19W,32-54N 119-57W, 32-59N 119-39W.B. 23-28N 113-46W, 22-56N 115-00W,25-36N 116-23W, 25-59N 115-29W,25-53N 115-16W, 25-45N 115-05W,25-20N 114-43W.C. 07-25N 105-07W, 06-21N 107-26W,10-09N 109-13W, 11-13N 106-52W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 170519Z DEC 14.//Authority:Date:Cancel: 17051900 Dec 14
Closure areas published. Targeting a Molniya orbit as Galactic Penguin SST reported.Suggest more accurate launch time of 02:26UTC. No area for Centaur deorbit.QuoteNAVAREA XII 474/14 [c1 of c1][[WWNWSFOLDER]]EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.ROCKETS.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0226Z TO 0419Z DAILY12 THRU 17 DEC IN AREAS BOUND BY:A. 31-29N 119-02W, 31-24N 119-19W,32-54N 119-57W, 32-59N 119-39W.B. 23-28N 113-46W, 22-56N 115-00W,25-36N 116-23W, 25-59N 115-29W,25-53N 115-16W, 25-45N 115-05W,25-20N 114-43W.C. 07-25N 105-07W, 06-21N 107-26W,10-09N 109-13W, 11-13N 106-52W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 170519Z DEC 14.//Authority:Date:Cancel: 17051900 Dec 14