Looks like we have a rocket launch scheduled at 1:25AM tonight.
Dave
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Robert Shank KM6RSS rshank1950@gmail.com Date: Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 6:04 PM Subject: [K6MEP] Launch on Schedule from Matt W6XC
Tomorrow morning's (November 10) launch of an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg SFB appears to be on schedule. The following is a media update from the United Launch Alliance:
Everything is progressing toward the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 mission for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID). The mission is set to lift off on Thurs., Nov. 10 from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The launch time is 1:25 a.m. PST. Today’s forecast shows a greater than 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.
Atlas V JPSS-2 mission information available here [ https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/next-launch/atlas-v-jpss-2].
Pre-launch processing photos can be found here. Photos can be used with credit to United Launch Alliance [ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ulalaunch/albums/72177720302506459].
Launch Forecast Summary: Overall probability of violating weather constraints: <10% Primary concern: Cumulus Clouds, Temperature
Overall probability of violating weather constraints for 24-hour delay: 10% Primary concerns: Temperature
Launch Broadcast Live broadcast coverage of launch available at: www.ulalaunch.com. The JPSS-2 launch broadcast will start at 12:45 a.m. PST on Nov. 10.
Live launch updates available at: www.ulalaunch.com. Join the conversation at www.facebook.com/ulalaunch, twitter.com/ulalaunch and instagram.com/ulalaunch Hashtags #AtlasV #JPSS2 #LOFTID
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