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Old 11-March-2008, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Swift View Post
So wait, you can watch the launch on a web cast, but they won't tell you when it is.
Well, they provide toll-free telephone numbers for info. I'm not sure I want to register my interest.

Here, SpaceflightNow :: Tracking, has some info. Maybe they called.

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March 13 Atlas 5 • NROL-28
Launch time: 1002 GMT (6:02 a.m. EDT)
Launch site: SLC-3E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket (AV-006) will launch a classified spacecraft payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. It will be the first Atlas 5 launch from Vandenberg. The rocket will fly in the 411 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, one strap-on solid rocket booster and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from Spring and Nov. 15, 2006, Jan. and April 3, 2007, Feb. 19, Feb. 26 and Feb. 29. [March 11]
2008, March 13 0302 PDT, Thursday
2008, March 13 0602 EDT, Thursday
2008, March 13 1002 UTC, Thursday

About 36 hours to launch.
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Last edited by 01101001; 12-March-2008 at 05:08 PM.. Reason: corrected day of week of launch
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