If the Clear Sky Clock is accurate we in Utah may have a chance to see this. pw LAUNCH ALERT Brian Webb Ventura County, California E-mail: kd6nrp@earthlink.net Web Site: http://www.spacearchive.info 2006 September 8 (Friday) 06:13 PDT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WHITE SANDS LAUNCH As mentioned in my previous Launch Alert, a dual missile firing is slated for tomorrow morning (SEP 9) from White Sands, New Mexico as part of a test of the THAAD missile defense system. The demonstration involves the launch of a target missile and a THAAD interceptor sometime between 04:00 and 06:00 MDT (03:00-05:00 PDT/ 10:00-12:00 UTC). I don't have any information regarding the intended missile flight profiles or launch times. However, assuming one or more of the missiles attains a maximum altitude of 50 miles (264,000 feet) and the lighting conditions are correct, the sunlit missile exhaust would theoretically be visible as far away as 692 miles. Locations within a 692 mile radius of the launch site include San Diego, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Salt Lake City, Utah; and all of Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. The best time for observers in outlying areas to look for the test and its aftermath is probably between 05:00 MDT (04:00 PDT/11:00 UTC) and local sunrise. For advice on photographing missile launches, go to www.spacearchive.info/vafbphoto.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2006 Brian Webb. All rights reserved. This newsletter may be distributed in its entirety without restriction. Excerpts may be not be reprinted or posted elsewhere without prior permission. _______________________________________________ To subscribe or unsubscribe from this newsletter, go to: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/launch-alert Questions and comments regarding this newsletter and editorial contributions should be directed to kd6nrp@earthlink.net