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G_j

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Tue Nov 19, 2013, 07:31 PM Nov 2013

Nighttime Rocket Launch Tuesday Visible from US East Coast

http://m.space.com/23627-rocket-launch-visible-east-coast-tuesday.html


The launch of a Minotaur I rocket for the U.S. Air Force ORS-3 mission is scheduled to occur on November 19, 2013, with a planned launch window of 7:30 - 9:15 pm EST. This map shows where the launch should be visible.

Update: Tonight's Minotaur rocket launch is will set a record when it puts 29 satellites into orbit. See our latest story here: Record-Setting Rocket Launch to Loft 29 Satellites Tonight: How to Watch Live
NASA and the U.S. military will launch a record payload of 29 satellites from a Virginia spaceport Tuesday night (Nov. 19) on a mission that could create a spectacular sight for skywatchers along the U.S. East Coast, weather permitting.
The U.S. Air Force launch will send an Orbital Sciences Minotaur 1 rocket into orbit from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility and Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Va., sometime during a two-hour launch window that opens Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. EST (0030 Nov. 20 GMT).


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Nighttime Rocket Launch Tuesday Visible from US East Coast (Original Post) G_j Nov 2013 OP
I get off work at 8 Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #1
WATCH IT LIVE 2naSalit Nov 2013 #2
awesome G_j Nov 2013 #3
You're welcome. 2naSalit Nov 2013 #4
Cool! Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #5
in 6 minutes...nt G_j Nov 2013 #6
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