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Night Launch

Posted: March 8, 2007 7:06 am
by Floridaze
Another night laucnh is scheduled for tonight. Should be visible up and down the coast.

Event: Atlas 5 • STP-1
Date: 3/8/2007

Time: 9:37:00 PM EST

Details: The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5 rocket (AV-013) will carry six satellites during a complex launch of the Air Force's Space Test Program-1 mission. The payload list is led by the Orbital Express in-space refueling demonstration mission consisting of the Autonomous Space Transfer and Robotic Orbiter, or ASTRO, prototype servicing satellite and the NextSat serviceable spacecraft. Atlas will deploy four auxiliary satellites from the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter, or ESPA ring, including MidSTAR 1, FalconSat 3, STPSat 1 and CFESat

Posted: March 8, 2007 2:28 pm
by BadHabitsAcctnt
Do you think it will be televised on CNN or one of the cable networks?

Posted: March 8, 2007 4:11 pm
by z-man
Well d@mn!

It will be a clear night, but I don't think we will be able to see it from up here by Gulf Shores :-?

Posted: March 8, 2007 5:19 pm
by TropicalTroubador
And I'm sure as heck not gonna see it from California. :(

Posted: March 8, 2007 9:41 pm
by ToplessRideFL
If it went ...I didnt see it...which is rare from my vantage point :(

Posted: March 8, 2007 10:19 pm
by bravedave
It's up aaaand, ...

...it's good!