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KSC Public Affairs Contact:
George Diller (fax 407-867-2692)
E-mail: George.Diller-1@ksc.nasa.gov
To return AC-121 to flight readiness, two
controllers with the proper material were identified for use in the
booster and sustainer precision reference regulators. Both regulators
were rebuilt, functionally checked out and hot-fire tested on a flight
engine at the Rocketdyne Santa Susana test facility in California prior
to shipment to Cape Canaveral. They were installed on AC-121 on November
29 and normal regulator checkout was performed according to prelaunch
procedures. The vehicle was refueled with RP-1 earlier today in
preparation for launch Saturday morning.
LAUNCH WEATHER FORECAST: During
the launch window from 2:34 a.m. to 3:25 a.m. there will be scattered
clouds, light and variable winds, and a temperature in the upper 50’s.
The chance of launch weather rule violation is 0 percent.
NOTE TO EDITORS: Media covering
the launch of AC-121/SOHO will convoy from Gate 1 to Press Site 1 at 1
a.m. on Saturday, December 2. Launch commentary on NASA Television will
begin at 1 a.m. and continue through spacecraft separation which occurs
approximately 2 hours after launch. NASA Television is on Spacenet 2,
transponder 5, channel 9 located at 69 degrees West longitude. Audio
will also be available on the "V" circuits which may be dialed
at 407/867-1220, 1240 or 1260. Media desiring to cover the extended
Centaur coast phase will be escorted to the E&O Building on Cape
Canaveral Air Station. Others may leave at this time. If there is
sufficient media interest, a post launch news conference will be held in
the E&O Building thirty minutes after spacecraft separation. The
program will not be carried on NASA Television. Photographers wishing to
establish remote cameras at Launch Complex 36 should be at the NASA-KSC
News Center at 9:30 a.m. on Friday.
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