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| Mission |
Tracking
and Data Relay Satellite-I |
| Launch
Vehicle |
Lockheed
Martin Atlas IIA (AC-143) |
| Launch
Pad |
Launch
Complex 36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| Launch
Date |
March
8, 2002 |
| Launch
Window |
5:39
- 6:19
p.m. EST |
| Spacecraft
Location |
SAEF-2 |
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Status
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At
SAEF-2, prelaunch processing of TDRS-I continues to occur
on schedule. Loading of the spacecraft with oxidizer is tentatively
scheduled for Friday, Feb. 15. Fuel loading is tentatively
Sunday, Feb. 16.
In other spacecraft activities, spacecraft electrical testing
continues, propulsion system leak checks have been completed,
and the TDRS-I compatibility tests with the White Sands ground
terminal have been successfully performed.
At Pad A on Space Launch Complex 36, vehicle processing is
mostly complete and the vehicle is awaiting the arrival of
the TDRS-I spacecraft from SAEF-2 on Feb. 25. |
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| Mission |
Earth Observing
System Aqua Observatory |
| Launch Vehicle |
Delta II 7920-10L |
| Launch Pad |
Space Launch
Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| Launch Date |
April 18,
2002 |
| Launch Window |
1:54:50
- 2:04:50
a.m. PDT |
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Status
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Aqua
spacecraft testing is continuing at the TRW plant in
Redondo Beach, Calif. The Aqua spacecraft pre-ship review
was successfully completed on Feb. 5-6 and the spacecraft
is scheduled to be shipped to Vandenberg Air Force Base
on Feb. 25. The Aqua spacecraft ground support equipment
is scheduled to arrive at Vandenberg on Friday, Feb.
15.
The erection of the Boeing Delta II launch vehicle on
the pad at Space Launch Complex 2 is planned to begin
on Feb. 25. The Boeing and NASA review to assess readiness
of the vehicle and the launch pad for that activity
is scheduled for Feb. 19 in Huntington Beach, Calif.
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NOAA-M
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| Mission |
NOAA-M Polar Orbiter |
| Launch Vehicle |
USAF Titan II |
| Launch Pad |
Space Launch Complex
2 West, Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| Launch Date |
June 25, 2002 NET |
| Launch Window |
11:22
- 11:32
a.m. PST |
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Status
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The
NOAA-M spacecraft is at the Lockheed Martin plant in Sunnyvale,
Calif. A shipping date for the satellite and the erection of the
Titan II launch vehicle on SLC-2W at Vandenberg Air Force Base will
be determined after the launch of the U.S. Air Force DMSP weather
satellite that is pending.
The spacecraft will be processed at NASA spacecraft hangar 1610
on North Vandenberg Air Force Base. |
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