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Launch Hazard Area U.S. AIR FORCE Updated: February 25, 2001
United States Coast Guard broadcasts this launch information on Marine Band Channel 16. Launch of a Titan 4 booster carrying a Milstar satellite is scheduled during a window from 1:57 to 5:57 p.m. EST. For their safety, mariners are asked to remain clear of the LHA beginning two hours prior to the opening of the launch period, and stay clear of the area until one and one half hours after the period closes. The LHA extends approximately 16 miles North of Port Canaveral, and 75 miles East of the port. Persons entering an active Launch Hazard Area should be aware that severe civil and criminal penalties are authorized to punish violators. In accordance with Title 33, United States Cede, Section 1232, the maximum penalty is six years confinement and a $250,000 fine.
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Flight data file Vehicle: Titan 4B/Centaur Payload: Milstar 2-F2 Launch date: Feb. 27, 2001 Launch window: 1857-2257 GMT (1:57-5:57 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral AFS, Florida  Pre-launch briefing Launch timeline - Chart with the key events to occur during the launch. Titan 4B - Description of America's most powerful unmanned rocket. Milstar satellite - A look at the Military Strategic and Tactical Relay satellite program. Communications - Overview of Boeing's Medium Data Rate and crosslink payloads on Milstar. Antennas - Technical description of Milstar's medium data rate nulling antennas made by TRW. DPS - TRW's digital processing subsystem on Milstar is key to payload.
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