SEP 22 Vandenberg AFB Dusk Launch

From: Brian Webb (kd6nrp@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Sep 21 2005 - 23:55:03 EDT

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    Hi All:
    
    See-Sat members in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Mexico might find this
    of interest
    
    Regards,
    
    Brian Webb, KD6NRP
    
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    The first Vandenberg AFB dusk launch in nearly three years is slated
    for Thursday, September 22. The Minotaur booster is scheduled to lift-
    off from south Vandenberg at 19:24 PDT (02:24 UTC), the start of a
    16-minute launch window.
    
    Several minutes later, the rocket will place the Streak satellite into
    orbit for the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency.
    
    As seen from Santa Barbara, California, lift-off occurs 29 minutes
    after sunset. The Minotaur is expected to climb into sunlight during
    the second stage burn at about T+78 seconds. The exhaust plume will be
    illuminated by the sun and may create a nice display visible across a
    large part of the Southwest and western Mexico.
    
    The launch may be visible until nearly T+13 minutes. For information
    on launch viewing and photography, refer to:
    
      www.spacearchive.info/vafbview.htm
      www.spacearchive.info/vafbphoto.htm
    
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