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Launch from Vandenberg Tonight ... or Not

Clint Bradford
 

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying an Israeli satellite may take place from Vandenberg Space Force Base late Thursday evening (December 29). The vehicle is tentatively scheduled to lift off from south base at 22:58 (10:58 p.m.) PST and carry the EROS C3 Earth imaging spacecraft into orbit. Plans call for the rocket's first stage to return to Vandenberg and touch down in Landing Zone 4. If the sky is clear, the launch could be visible for hundreds of miles.

There is uncertainty whether this launch is actually scheduled for Thursday evening. One official public source says it is, but another official public source does not mention it. It is possible the launch may not be officially scheduled until later today or tomorrow.
Mike Hoblinski
 

The Space X Web Site has the Launch set for 11:15 PST  12/29/2022


On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 7:26 AM Clint Bradford via groups.io <clintbradford=mac.com@groups.io> wrote:
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying an Israeli satellite may take place from Vandenberg Space Force Base late Thursday evening (December 29). The vehicle is tentatively scheduled to lift off from south base at 22:58 (10:58 p.m.) PST and carry the EROS C3 Earth imaging spacecraft into orbit. Plans call for the rocket's first stage to return to Vandenberg and touch down in Landing Zone 4. If the sky is clear, the launch could be visible for hundreds of miles.

There is uncertainty whether this launch is actually scheduled for Thursday evening. One official public source says it is, but another official public source does not mention it. It is possible the launch may not be officially scheduled until later today or tomorrow.

Mike Hoblinski
 

Launch is now a go at 11:38 pm 12/29/2022 baring weather.


On Thu, Dec 29, 2022 at 7:13 PM Mike Hoblinski via groups.io <hobergenix=gmail.com@groups.io> wrote:
The Space X Web Site has the Launch set for 11:15 PST  12/29/2022

On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 7:26 AM Clint Bradford via groups.io <clintbradford=mac.com@groups.io> wrote:
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying an Israeli satellite may take place from Vandenberg Space Force Base late Thursday evening (December 29). The vehicle is tentatively scheduled to lift off from south base at 22:58 (10:58 p.m.) PST and carry the EROS C3 Earth imaging spacecraft into orbit. Plans call for the rocket's first stage to return to Vandenberg and touch down in Landing Zone 4. If the sky is clear, the launch could be visible for hundreds of miles.

There is uncertainty whether this launch is actually scheduled for Thursday evening. One official public source says it is, but another official public source does not mention it. It is possible the launch may not be officially scheduled until later today or tomorrow.

Hank Lambert (KB4MTO)
 

I miss all of the launches from VAFB. I was stationed there from 1985 - 1989. I was in communications, so I was able to get pretty close to the silos on missle launches. I would wake up in the middle of the night on night launches, and I rarely missed one. I mainly saw Minute Man missles, Atlas rockets, and a few Titan rockets.

73,

--Hank
KB4MTO / TA5ZC



On December 30, 2022 2:31:59 AM EST, Mike Hoblinski <hobergenix@...> wrote:
Launch is now a go at 11:38 pm 12/29/2022 baring weather.

On Thu, Dec 29, 2022 at 7:13 PM Mike Hoblinski via groups.io <hobergenix=gmail.com@groups.io> wrote:
The Space X Web Site has the Launch set for 11:15 PST  12/29/2022

On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 7:26 AM Clint Bradford via groups.io <clintbradford=mac.com@groups.io> wrote:
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying an Israeli satellite may take place from Vandenberg Space Force Base late Thursday evening (December 29). The vehicle is tentatively scheduled to lift off from south base at 22:58 (10:58 p.m.) PST and carry the EROS C3 Earth imaging spacecraft into orbit. Plans call for the rocket's first stage to return to Vandenberg and touch down in Landing Zone 4. If the sky is clear, the launch could be visible for hundreds of miles.

There is uncertainty whether this launch is actually scheduled for Thursday evening. One official public source says it is, but another official public source does not mention it. It is possible the launch may not be officially scheduled until later today or tomorrow.

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