[AZ-Observing] Re: Thursday Photo Op
- From: AJ Crayon <acrayon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 19:36:33 -0700
Dean, it is so great to hear from you and to know you are getting back
on track. Keep up the speedy recovery.
AJ Crayon
ketelsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Hi All-
>The enclosed came across my e-mail yesterday. For those of you who have
>never seen a roclet launch during dusk, it can be quite impressive as the
>rocket/plume gets up into direct sunlight. Check it out!
>
>-Dean
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> LAUNCH ALERT
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> Brian Webb
> Ventura County, California
> E-mail: kd6nrp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Web Site: http://www.spacearchive.info
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> 2005 September 20 (Tuesday) 04:36 PDT
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> VANDENBERG DUSK LAUNCH
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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, the start of a 16-minute
>launch window.
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>Several minutes later, the rocket will place the Defense Advanced
>Research Project Agency's Streak satellite into a polar orbit.
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>As seen from Santa Barbara, lift-off occurs 29 minutes after sunset.
>The Minotaur is expected to climb into sunlight during the second
>stage burn at about T+90 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.
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>The launch may be visible until nearly T+13 minutes. For information
>on launch viewing and photography, refer to:
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> www.spacearchive.info/vafbview.htm
> www.spacearchive.info/vafbphoto.htm
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