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The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8)
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PadUnknown Pad
DateAug 20, 2026
Time (UTC)01:00 PM UTC
Launch clockT– to liftoff
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NOAA 12
SM-65E AtlasUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 3W
Tuesday, May 14, 1991 · 03:52 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite
PayloadNOAA 12
OrbitGeostationary Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 3W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 34.644°N
- Longitude
- 120.593°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
03:52 PM UTC - 03:52 PM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
