Thursday evening (4-22) an United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket is scheduled to launch X-37B - The Orbital Test Vehicle for the U.S. military, designated AV-012 from Complex 41, Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Liftoff is targeted for 7:52 p.m. EDT. with a window extending to 8:01 p.m. EDT. After Centaur engine burn cut off 1 and goes into coast period, 17 minutes into the mission, there is a mandatory news blackout ordered by the U.S. military, thus ending the broadcast. The rest of the Centaur burns and spacecraft separation, will occur in secret. The X-37B is a first-of a kind reusable miniature military space shuttle Satellite Broadcast Coordinates: Galaxy 19 @ 97.0°W Transponder 20C (4100 H) Analog. Testing starts approx at 7 p.m. EDT. Broadcast starts approx. 7:32 p.m. EDT. Don't have satellite TVRO system? a webcast of the launch is available at: http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/Multimedia_Webcast.shtml Additional coverage at: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av012/status.html http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html -- Dishnut-P ==================================================================== Program Director and Operator of RadioFree Dishnuts - Producer of The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm ET. on: RFD, on satellite via Galaxy-19 @97° W - Transponder 23 (12115 Vert) SR: 22425 APID: 1794 and many affiliates, micro LPFM stations. http://dishnuts.net RFD Listen Links: http://dishnuts.net/ **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
