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Vandenberg Launch Schedule 2020

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Benny ⭐
Sat Feb 01 2020, 04:08PMEmail Thread Print View


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There will be a minuteman launch on Thursday, sometime after midnight. It will be visible, but exact time is usually not released, so you'd have to just get lucky to catch it!

VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE

All launch dates and times are subject to change.

Launch
Time/Window
Date (PST/PDT) Vehicle Pad/Silo
-------- ----------------- ------------- --------

FEB 5 00:08-06:08 Minuteman III ---
ICBM test launch

APR? Unknown Firefly Alpha SLC-2W
Firefly Alpha first flight. Vehicle will carry multiple payloads into orbit. Delayed from FEB 18

MAR Unknown Falcon 9 SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the SmallSat Rideshare Mission 1

OCT-DEC Unknown Delta IV Heavy SLC-6
The vehicle will carry the classified NROL-82 payload into orbit for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office

OCT Unknown Falcon 9 SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the SmallSat Rideshare Mission 9

NOV Unknown Falcon 9 SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the Sentinel 6A (Jason-CS) sea level measuring satellite

DEC Unknown Falcon 9 SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the SmallSat Rideshare Mission 11

DEC Unknown Atlas V SLC-3
Vehicle will launch the Landsat 9 earth observation satellite. Launch may be delayed until 2021.

The above schedule is a composite of unclassified information approved for public release from government, industry, and other sources. It represents the Editor's best effort to produce a schedule, but may disagree with other sources. Details on military launches are withheld until they are approved for public release. For official information regarding Vandenberg AFB activities, go to [Click Here].

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There's a 50 percent or better chance that they will launch within the first 5 minutes of the window, and usually right at the start of the window. If they don't it's because of weather or technical issues.
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it went at 12:33 AM Wed morning - I got a decent shot and will have better once the rest of the images are stitched together. This was from 219 miles away and fighting a full moon.

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here is a full minute of the minuteman flight. 2 - 30 second images merged.



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