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Thursday, July 13, 2006

Russian Military Rocket Launch Announced

The Russian Ministry of Defense is scheduled to launch a missile with a fragment impact area encompassing the following Pacific Ocean latitude/longitude locations: 2210n/17340w 1950n/17220w 1910n/17345w 2140n/17455w 2210n/17340w. The impact area should be avoided for flight operations at all altitudes. Primary launch date: July 12 1400 -1800 UTC. Alternate launch date: July 13 1400-1800 UTC.