Use_Enough_Gun
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For anyone planning on hunting Vandenberg in the next few days...check with the game warden/law enforcement desk before departing. There is an announced launch event that will take place sometime between 1201 a.m and 0601 a.m. on Wednesday. The launch alert bulletin was issued about 30 minutes ago and is posted below.
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LAUNCH ALERT
Brian Webb
Ventura County, California
Web Site: www.spacearchive.info
2007 February 5 (Monday) 18:32 PST
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MINUTEMAN III LAUNCH
Vandenberg AFB News Release
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - An unarmed Minuteman III
intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled to launch from North
Vandenberg Wednesday morning as an operational test to demonstrate the
weapon system's reliability and accuracy. The six-hour launch window
is from 12:01 to 6:01 a.m. PDT*.
The missile will launch under the direction of the 576th Flight Test
Squadron here.
Col. Jack Weinstein, 30th Space Wing commander, is the spacelift
commander. Lt. Col. S. L. Davis, 576th FLTS commander, is the mission
director for this launch.
Members of the 576th FLTS installed tracking, telemetry and command
destruct systems on the missile to collect data and meet safety
requirements.
The missile's single unarmed re-entry vehicle is expected to travel
approximately 4,200 miles, hitting a pre-determined water target in
the Marshall Islands.
The entire ICBM community, including the Department of Defense and the
Department of Energy will use the data collected from this mission.
*This should probably say PST - Editor
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COUNTDOWN STATUS
Since this is a strategic weapon system test, countdown status will
probably not be available to the general public.
____________________________________________
LAUNCH ALERT
Brian Webb
Ventura County, California
Web Site: www.spacearchive.info
2007 February 5 (Monday) 18:32 PST
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MINUTEMAN III LAUNCH
Vandenberg AFB News Release
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - An unarmed Minuteman III
intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled to launch from North
Vandenberg Wednesday morning as an operational test to demonstrate the
weapon system's reliability and accuracy. The six-hour launch window
is from 12:01 to 6:01 a.m. PDT*.
The missile will launch under the direction of the 576th Flight Test
Squadron here.
Col. Jack Weinstein, 30th Space Wing commander, is the spacelift
commander. Lt. Col. S. L. Davis, 576th FLTS commander, is the mission
director for this launch.
Members of the 576th FLTS installed tracking, telemetry and command
destruct systems on the missile to collect data and meet safety
requirements.
The missile's single unarmed re-entry vehicle is expected to travel
approximately 4,200 miles, hitting a pre-determined water target in
the Marshall Islands.
The entire ICBM community, including the Department of Defense and the
Department of Energy will use the data collected from this mission.
*This should probably say PST - Editor
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COUNTDOWN STATUS
Since this is a strategic weapon system test, countdown status will
probably not be available to the general public.
