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CA: VANDENBERG DUSK LAUNCH, 9/22
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| 9/21/05
Posted on 09/21/2005 11:38:10 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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.
Several minutes later, the rocket will place the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's Streak satellite into a polar orbit.
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.
The launch may be visible until nearly T+13 minutes.
TOPICS: US: California
KEYWORDS: california; vandenberg; vandenbergafb
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To: BurbankKarl
OH, yes!! I love it when they launch from there.
I'll be watching!
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posted on
09/21/2005 11:39:56 PM PDT
by
Loud Mime
(Why doesn't Houston ask Mayor Nagin what to do? He's experienced, isn't he?)
To: lainie; bd476; Brad's Gramma; A CA Guy; kellynla; Yaelle
Rocket Ping
Should be good views from SLO to OC to Mojave
To: BurbankKarl
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posted on
09/21/2005 11:46:58 PM PDT
by
My2Cents
(The political battles of our day are battles over morality, between the haves and the have nots.)
To: BurbankKarl
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posted on
09/21/2005 11:46:58 PM PDT
by
cabojoe
To: BurbankKarl
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posted on
09/21/2005 11:50:41 PM PDT
by
My2Cents
(The political battles of our day are battles over morality, between the haves and the have nots.)
To: BurbankKarl; onyx
THANK YOU KARL!!!!! (yes, I'm shouting!)
onyx...shall I ping whatzhizname? ;)
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posted on
09/21/2005 11:52:52 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Lord, we need a Logan miracle for Simcha7 and Cowboy. Please.)
To: Brad's Gramma
Try not to shoot your AK47 in the air again !
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; NormsRevenge
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posted on
09/21/2005 11:53:36 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Lord, we need a Logan miracle for Simcha7 and Cowboy. Please.)
To: BurbankKarl
You take ALL the fun out of it for me!
Dang!
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posted on
09/21/2005 11:54:47 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Lord, we need a Logan miracle for Simcha7 and Cowboy. Please.)
To: Brad's Gramma
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posted on
09/21/2005 11:56:11 PM PDT
by
onyx
((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
To: Jim Robinson
< b > Care to go on a field trip tomorrow? < /b >
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posted on
09/21/2005 11:56:31 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Lord, we need a Logan miracle for Simcha7 and Cowboy. Please.)
To: onyx; lainie
No! I'm chicken!
lainie! YOU ping ole whatzhizname! Dare you!!!!
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posted on
09/21/2005 11:57:25 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Lord, we need a Logan miracle for Simcha7 and Cowboy. Please.)
To: onyx
Hey! Go look at the keywords on your comments page!
LOL!!!!!!!
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posted on
09/21/2005 11:59:27 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Lord, we need a Logan miracle for Simcha7 and Cowboy. Please.)
To: BurbankKarl
Very cool a Vandenberg dusk launch always is a good show here in So Cal
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posted on
09/22/2005 12:03:16 AM PDT
by
tophat9000
(This bulletin just in:"Chinese's Fire Drill's" will now be known as "New Orleans' Hurricane Drill's")
To: BurbankKarl
Exhaust plume will be illuminated by the sun and may create a nice display visible across a large part of the SouthwestThanks for the heads up...keep your eye to the sky.
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posted on
09/22/2005 12:09:27 AM PDT
by
PRND21
To: Brad's Gramma
Thanks for the ping!
I need to send a note to my son, he likes those rocket launches!
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Can you see them from your place?
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posted on
09/22/2005 12:19:24 AM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Lord, we need a Logan miracle for Simcha7 and Cowboy. Please.)
To: BurbankKarl
She has an AK-47?
OOhh...
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
YOU DORK!
You SHOT it when we drove up to see TC, don't you remember?
Sheesh, Ernest!!!! How do ya think we got BACK so fast?
:)
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posted on
09/22/2005 12:25:30 AM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Lord, we need a Logan miracle for Simcha7 and Cowboy. Please.)
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