[AZ-Observing] Re: FW: [Launch Alert] Delta IV Launch

Just called a "No-Go" on launch due to high winds. They will continue
countdown to T-minus 5 minutes where they will call a hold. Will have to
reaccess at that time....

Jimmy Ray

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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jimmy Ray
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Launch is now 8:14 PM AZ but, if it is cloudy were you are (as it is here)
the live web cast is very neat! lots of great commentary, sounds and views
of the goings on....

Jimmy Ray

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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Rick Tejera
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Looks like we may get a good show, depending on the actual time of launch.


Rick Tejera
President
Editor SACnews
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
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www.saguaroastro.org


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                             LAUNCH ALERT

                                    Brian Webb
                         Ventura County, California
                        E-mail: kd6nrp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
                 Web Site: http://www.spacearchive.info

                                               2006 June 25 (Sunday) 19:22
PDT
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                           DELTA IV LAUNCH
                     Vandenberg AFB News Release

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. - Vandenberg AFB is set to conduct the
inaugural West Coast launch of a Boeing Delta IV rocket June 27.
The launch period will be 7 to 9 p.m. The rocket will carry a payload for
the National Reconnaissance Office.

Col. Jack Weinstein, 30th Space Wing commander, is the spacelift commander,
or final "go for launch" authority, for this mission. The 30th Space Wing is
the Air Force Space Command organization responsible for all Department of
Defense space and missile launch activities on the West Coast of the United
States.

Tuesday's Delta IV launch will use the medium+ configuration of the
booster's five design options, which enables it to place payloads in orbit
ranging from nearly 9,000 pounds to more than 27,000 pounds.

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                            LAUNCH NOTES
                             Brian Webb

The Delta IV/NROL-22 launch is scheduled for sometime this Tuesday evening
between 19:00 and 21:00 PDT. Note that 19:00-21:00 is not the launch window;
it is a larger time block within which the actual launch window falls. The
exact launch time will probably be made available to the public shortly
before lift-off.

A Boeing media kit with background information on the launch is available at
www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/delta/media.htm.

Updated information throughout the mission will be available on the Boeing
Launch Hotline at (714) 896-4770.

Boeing will broadcast the launch via satellite throughout the continental
United States at:

  Satellite: AMC 1, Transponder C17
  Orbital Location: 103 Degrees West
  Downlink Frequency: 4040 MHz Horizontal
  Audio Channels: 6.2 and 6.8

Boeing also plans to provide a webcast of the launch at
www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/delta/media.htm.

A good source of countdown status for the 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
www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d317/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.

The California coast is often plagued by low clouds and fog this time of
year. The best viewing locations will probably be those that are fairly
close to south Vandenberg, but high enough to be above the Marine Layer. The
Santa Barbara County mountains east of Refugio Pass and east of highway 154
would be my first choice. Of course, if you choose to view the launch from
the mountains, allow plenty of time to get to your destination and drive
with extreme care (mountain roads are dangerous!).

The launch may be visible as far away as 150 to several hundred miles,
depending on the lighting conditions. If lift-off take place during evening
twilight, the display may be spectacular because the rocket's sunlit exhaust
plume may be suspended against a dark sky background.

If the launch occurs at, or just before, sunset at Vandenberg, the sky in
Nevada and Arizona will be much darker and observers in those places may be
treated to a nice twilight display.

Since we don't yet know the exact launch time, those interested in
photographing the launch should be prepared to take their photos under
lighting conditions that could vary from late afternoon to evening twilight.

For more information on launch viewing and photography, go to:

   www.spacearchive.info/vafbview.htm

   www.spacearchive.info/vafbphoto.htm

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                        E-MAIL CONSIDERATIONS

In the days leading up to a launch, I'm often very busy and have a hard time
answering questions via e-mail.

Following a launch, I receive anywhere from a handful to literally hundreds
of e-mails. However, just when I may be under a deadline and trying to send
an important e-mail, I can be flooded with incoming launch observations and
photos any my e-mail access incapacitated.

To prevent any problems, I ask that you do the following:

   - Only send images that are of high quality

   - Send no more than three images

   - Do not send any photo, video, or other attachments larger than
     750 kB.

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                                   TIME FORMAT

All times in this newsletter are given in Pacific Time using a 24-hour
format based on military time. Under this system, regular time is expressed
as follows:
                                          24-hour
                             Regular Time       Format
                        ---------------------   -------
                        12:00 a.m. (midnight)    00:00
                        6:00  a.m.                       06:00
                        12:00 p.m. (noon)        12:00
                        6:00  p.m.               18:00

No distinction is made between Pacific Standard Time and Pacific Daylight
Time.

For assistance in converting military time to regular time, go to:

        http://www.spacearchive.info/military.htm

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