Tuesday night (1-13) a Delta IV-Heavy rocket is set to launch the DSP-26
satellite for the U.S. Air Force from pad 37B at Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station, Florida.

The launch window opens at 7:49 p.m. EST. and a window extending 4 hours
to 12:49 a.m. EST. (Wednesday)

Weather may be a problem as there is a forcasted 60 percent chance that
weather would delay the launch Tuesday night and there is another chance
on Wednesday night.

This will be the first rocket launch of 2009

DSP-26 (Defense Support Program Satellite 26) is a secretive National
Reconnaissance Office satellite.


Satellite Coordinates for the Delta IV-Heavy launch :

Galaxy-28 @ 89.0°W Transponder 15C (4000 V)analog

Sign on & bars and tone start at around 7 p.m. EST.

Coverage starts at 7:25 p.m. EST.

* due to orders from the Air Force, the coverage cease at payload
fairing seperation 8 minutes into the flight.

Dont have a dish? a webcast available at:
http://www.ulalaunch.com/index_webcast.html


Additional coverage at:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d337/status.html
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html

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