Another Vandenburg launch tonight

[JustMVG]

We have another launch tonight at Aprrox. 20:14 (8:14pm) this will be a Delta IV rocket with an NRO payload.
Just a heads up for you all
Hope we can see it and get some pics to share.
Mikey

[Kilrtoy]

Thanks mike, should be awesome.....
Ill take the kids out there

[JustMVG]

This link will let you know whats going on and whats not going on i suggest checking it every once in awhile to make sure the bird's gonna fly.
I love this stuff....
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d317/status.html

[JetBoatRich]

always awesome to watch :cool:

[Rod-64]

The launch winds are now 28 knots at the pad. They have been increasing over the past hour. Forecasters say there's a 70 percent chance the winds will be "no go" for launch

[riverroyal]

ready,thanks for the update

[Mrs.Racer277]

Wind is picking up here. But the clouds will block our view :yuk:

[riverroyal]

cleared up,I will take a few,maybe the rocket will blow my truck up if I leave it at the beach :rollside:

[JustMVG]

Planned 15 min hold and discussion on the winds situation, hope this thing goes

[JetBoatRich]

HOLD EXTENDED. Launch is being rescheduled for 0633 GMT (8:33 p.m. local; 11:33 p.m. EDT) to wait for the winds to decrease. That is the end of today's available launch window, meaning if the Delta 4 doesn't fly then it must wait until tomorrow night.

[Kilrtoy]

Winds blew the clouds in, cant see anything

[al cole'holic]

...saw a bit of a test :)

[SHAKEN Not Stirred]

OK.....
We're outside with the camera & bino's......
"Ready for Launch"........
Later,
CJG
:)

[JetBoatRich]

looks like a go :cool:

[al cole'holic]

..weak sauce.

[JetBoatRich]

wasn't much to see :) sure was fast moving across the sky :rolleyes:

[Todd969]

wasn't much to see :) sure was fast moving across the sky :rolleyes:
Could see it screaming through the clouds in Havi.

[boater72]

Thanks for the heads up was cool here in OC.

[GHT]

Did it go? Can't see it from Vegas but usually can if it's clear.... :cry:

[SHAKEN Not Stirred]

WHAT!
I couldn't see a damn thing !!!!!
Never saw it !!!!!
Shiat!
CJG
:idea:

[sigepmock]

Nice call, looked good from hear as it passd through some inversion layers...we could see the plume pretty well....then after first 45 sec or so it was just a red dot. Still pretty cool though.

[lewiville]

wheres the pic's?????

[Raisin Wake]

Looked good in Mentone Beach. Saw the second stage seperation very clearly. The kids got a kick out of it. Thanks for the heads up.

[JustMVG]

Very anticlimactic but still pretty cool , have some pics in a bit.

[JustMVG]

Here's one of the shots i'm having trouble uploading the vids but will keep trying
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/85100_0066.jpg

[JetBoatRich]

better shots we were able to take :mad: mostly just a red dot going through the sky :rolleyes:

[moneypit]

Classified satellite to be launched on Delta 4 from Vandenberg
Associated Press
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A new generation rocket carrying a secret government satellite will make its West Coast debut on Tuesday.
The Boeing Delta 4 rocket was scheduled for launch between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. PDT, carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, which builds and manages the nation's spy satellites.
The Delta 4 launch signals a military shift to cheaper space boosters.
Last year, Vandenberg launched its final Titan rocket, marking the end of an era for the workhorse rockets in favor of a new generation of rockets like the Delta 4 and Lockheed Martin's Atlas 5.
At 20-stories high, the Delta 4 will be the tallest rocket to fly from Vandenberg.
Delta 4 rockets have been launched five times from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

[BajaMike]

Did anybody see it??

[bignet]

Saw the show in Alta Loma....pretty amazing.
:crossx:
bignet

[C-2]

We were looking toward the North when our neighbor saw it heading in a southwest direction. Our view was somewhat impaired by the clouds, but saw the second stage burst and the remaining vapor trail(?) cloud looked neat as darkness settled in.
Overall it wasn't that spectacular - at least not compared to the 3 I have seen before. It hauled some tail though!