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Old 11-March-2008, 09:26 PM
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Shh... It's a secret.

Remember the US NRO spy satellite launch that had to be delayed for fear of pieces of the spy satellite the US Navy blowed up (NROL21, USA193)?

Its time has arrived.

If anyone asks, you didn't hear it from me.

United Launch Alliance info

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Atlas V Launch of National Reconnaissance Office Payload L-28

Rocket/Payload: United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying the National Reconnaissance Office L-28 mission. This marks the 25th satellite launched for the NRO since December 1996 and all mission descriptions are classified.

Date/Launch Time/Site: March 13 from Space Launch Complex-3 East, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. If the launch scrubs, the next launch attempt will be March. 14.

Launch notes: This will be ULA’s first launch of 2008 and is the first ever Atlas V launch from the West Coast, marking the beginning of a new era for the Atlas program at Vandenberg.
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View the Launch: A live simulcast will be available starting approximately 20 minutes prior to launch on the ULA Web Cast page.
Too bad they don't provide the launch time.
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So wait, you can watch the launch on a web cast, but they won't tell you when it is.
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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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ULA Web Cast page

I'll sleep through this one.

Launch target:
2008, March 13 0302 PDT, Thursday
2008, March 13 0602 EDT, Thursday
2008, March 13 1002 UTC, Thursday

3 hours to launch
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Done deal.

Space.com: Atlas 5 Rocket Launches New U.S. Spy Satellite

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Today's launch of the Atlas 5 rocket has been declared a success.

The national security payload was deployed by the rocket following liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. It was the first Atlas 5 launch from the West Coast, which saw the Space Launch Complex-3 East (SLC-3E) pad modified to support the rocket.
Includes launch blog.
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So wait, you can watch the launch on a web cast, but they won't tell you when it is.
Them there spy sattelites is expensive. So's security. Hiding the launch date/time helps keep down security costs.
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