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This expendable launch vehicle and
payload processing status will be issued weekly. It will provide
the status of upcoming NASA missions scheduled for launch aboard
expendable launch vehicles. For additional information on
NASA ELV launches, visit: http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/elvnew/elv.htm.
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GALEX
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| Mission |
Galaxy
Evolution Explorer |
| Launch
Vehicle |
Pegasus
XL |
| Launch
Pad |
Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station |
| Launch
Date |
October
17 NET |
| Launch
Time |
TBD |
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Status
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notes)
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The
GALEX spacecraft is at the Orbital Space Systems Group facility
in Dulles, Virginia and is expected to arrive at KSC to begin final
processing on or about August 26. A decision was made to implement
some hardware and software changes to the spacecraft's logic unit.
These have been installed and testing of the new components is now
underway. The tests are expected to conclude by August 1.
Meanwhile, in California at Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Pegasus
XL launch vehicle has completed processing and is ready for ferry
to KSC. This is planned for approximately Sept. 13.
At this time, the launch is anticipated to occur no earlier than
Oct. 17. |
| Mission |
Tracking and
Data Relay Satellite-J |
| Launch Vehicle |
Lockheed Martin
Atlas IIA (AC-144) |
| Launch Pad |
Launch Complex
36-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| Launch Date |
October 29,
2002 |
| Launch Window |
TBD |
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notes)
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The
TDRS-J spacecraft is anticipated to arrive at Kennedy
Space Center from the Boeing Satellite Systems plant
in El Segundo, California on September 26. The launch
is scheduled to occur on October 29, however, the launch
window has not yet been determined.
The Lockheed Martin Atlas II launch vehicle is at the
factory in Denver, Colorado undergoing final assembly.
Arrival of the booster at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
is anticipated to occur in mid-September. |
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SORCE
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| Mission |
Solar Radiation
and Climate Experiment |
| Launch Vehicle |
Pegasus XL |
| Launch Pad |
Cape Canaveral
Air Force Station |
| Launch Date |
December 1, 2002 |
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Status
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notes)
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SORCE
is at the Orbital Space Systems Group spacecraft facility in Dulles,
Virginia undergoing environmental testing. The spacecraft is scheduled
to arrive at Kennedy Space Center to begin final processing on October
25.
The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL launch vehicle is undergoing buildup
and testing at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Two Flight Simulation
tests are scheduled while the vehicle is in California. Flight Simulation
No. 1 is scheduled for October 1 and will be followed by Flight
Simulation No. 2 on October 9.
The Pegasus is scheduled for ferry to Cape Canaveral using the Orbital
Sciences L-1011 aircraft on October 28.
Three Flight Simulation tests are also planned at KSC prior to launch
and are scheduled to occur on November 1, November 8 and November
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