NASA Global Hawk UAV is on the way
Posted by Chris in Tampa on 9/5/2014, 8:03 am
Constantly updating NASA tracking map:
http://airbornescience.nasa.gov/tracker/

It left Virginia at around 7am EDT for a 25 hour flight.

From yesterday's mission schedule:
"AV-6 to fly Science Flight #4 tomorrow (target I90L/P27L off African coast; 60 sondes loaded)."
https://espo.nasa.gov/missions/hs3/daily-schedule

From NHC's Plan of the Day:

   3. REMARKS: GLOBAL HAWK NASA872 WILL DO A TROPICAL
      WAVE/ SAHARA DUST INTERACTION RESEARCH FLIGHT DEPARTING
      KWAL AT 05/1100Z. FLIGHT LEVEL 55,000 TO 62,000 FT.
      DURATION: 05/1100Z TO 06/1200Z. 60 SONDES TOTAL-          
      RACE TRACK PATTERN WITHIN BOX ORIENTED N TO S WILL          
      BE FLOWN FROM W TO E IN REGION BOUNDED BY:
       A. 17.48N 30.17W
       B. 9.50N 30.16W
       C. 9.50N 23.91W
       D. 17.48N 23.91W
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