Astronomy/Space Alert for Southern California Brian Webb, KD6NRP Thousand Oaks, CA No.6 Sunday 14 April 1996 ----------------------------------------------------------------- DAWN LAUNCH FROM VANDENBERG AFB THIS FRIDAY An attempt will be made to launch a Delta II launch vehicle on Friday 19 April at 05:27 PDT. The payload will be the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization's MSX satellite. If this launch occurs on time, and the weather is clear, this should be a spec- tacular sight: The sky will be dark, but the missile will be il- luminated by sunlight when it reaches the upper atmosphere. The missile with be launched on a north-to-south trajectory. The above information is UNCLASSIFIED and was released with the approval of the U.S. Air Force.