LAUNCH ALERT Brian Webb
[email protected] www.spacearchive.info 2018 August 31 (Friday) 15:14 PDT
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VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE
Launch
Time/Window
Date (PST/PDT) Vehicle Pad/Silo
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SEP 15 05:46-08:20 Delta II SLC-2W
Vehicle will use four solid rocket motors and place NASA's ICESat-2
spacecraft in orbit. Computer simulations by Rick Baldridge show the
vehicle will not climb into sunlight and display an illuminated
exhaust plume if liftoff occurs at 05:46 PDT. If launch takes place
at 06:00, the vehicle enters sunlight at T+ 3 min. 55 sec. near the
end of the first stage burn. A 06:26 PDT liftoff has the Delta
entering sunlight at T+ 1 min. 45 sec.
SEP 26 Unknown Delta IV Heavy SLC-6
Vehicle will launch the NROL-71 payload for the U.S. National
Reconnaissance Office
OCT Unknown Falcon 9 SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch Iridium NEXT satellites 66-75
OCT 7 Unknown Falcon 9 SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch Argentina's SAOCOM-1A satellite
NOV Unknown Falcon 9 SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch several SSO-A satellites
NOV Unknown Falcon 9 SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch three RADARSAT earth imaging satellites for
Canada
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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