Vandenberg Launch Tonight

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A Pegasus XL carrying two satellites is scheduled for launch tonight (Wednes-
day FEB 25) off of California's coast. The exact launch time is 23:07:00 PST.

The Pegasus will be released from an L-1011 aircraft flying at 39,000 feet at
36.000 deg north and 123.000 west (70 miles SW of Monterey). The missile will
follow a heading of 205 degrees from true north.

This event shot be visible over a wide area. The suggested photo set-up is a
50mm lens at f/1.8 with Fujicolor 800.

Regards,

Brian Webb

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