Saturday night (1-17) 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 7:33 p.m. EST. and a window extending to
11:33 p.m. EST.


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:

Galaxy3C @ 95°W Transponder 4C (3780 V) analog

Sign on & bars and tone start at around 6:45 p.m. EST.

Coverage starts at 7:07 p.m. EST.

* due to orders from the Air Force, the coverage will conclude 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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