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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 |
May
4, 2002 |
| Launch
Time |
2:54:58
- 3:04:58
a.m. PDT |
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Status
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Preparations
are on schedule for the launch of Delta/Aqua on Saturday,
May 4 at 2:55 a.m. PDT. The liftoff will occur from NASA's
Space Launch Complex 2 West located on North Vandenberg Air
Force Base.
Fueling is underway today of the Delta second stage with Aerozine
50 and Nitrogen Tetroxide. The Flight Program Verification
was successfully completed on Thursday, Apr. 25. This is a
combined composite electrical test and flight sequence test,
the final major test prior to launch. The vehicle's mechanical
and electrical systems were actuated during the simulated
plus count.
The launch vehicle and spacecraft ordnance were installed
and connected on Apr. 26. Aqua spacecraft closeouts were performed
the following day. The payload fairing installation was completed
this week on Monday, Apr. 29. Battery cooling lines were then
connected and a battery trickle charge initiated.
The Flight Readiness Review was also held on Monday with no
significant issues or concerns remaining. A final Launch Readiness
Review will be held tomorrow, Thursday, May 2. |
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| Mission |
NOAA-M Polar
Orbiter |
| Launch Vehicle |
USAF Titan
II |
| Launch Pad |
Space Launch
Complex 4 West, Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| Launch Date |
June 24, 2002
NET |
| Launch Window |
11:22
- 11:32
a.m. PDT |
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Status
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At
SLC-4W, the Titan II/G-14 launch vehicle's prelaunch
preparations continue and work is progressing on schedule.
An issue with the vehicle's Inertial Measurement Unit
is currently under evaluation. What impact to the schedule
there could be, if any, is under assessment.
The NOAA-M spacecraft arrived at VAFB as planned on
Apr. 25 and was taken to NASA Spacecraft Hangar 1610
on North Vandenberg. The spacecraft's apogee kick motor
was installed on Apr. 30. Today spacecraft battery charging
and other preparations are underway for the upcoming
Spacecraft Electrical Performance and Evaluation Test
(SEPET).
The payload fairing is scheduled to arrive for processing
tomorrow, Thursday, May 2. |
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CONTOUR
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| Mission |
Comet Nucleus Tour |
| Launch Vehicle |
Delta II 7425 |
| Launch Pad |
Space Launch Complex
17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| Launch Date |
July 1, 2002 |
| Launch Window |
2:56:14
- 2:56:26
a.m. EDT |
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Status
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The
Contour spacecraft arrived at KSC late on April 24. The following
morning it was taken to NASA Spacecraft Assembly & Encapsulation
Facility-2 (SAEF-2) in the KSC Industrial Area to begin preparations
for launch. The flight batteries were installed and charged. Software
was installed for four days of spacecraft performance testing which
is currently underway. Some solar cells that were damaged during
shipping of the spacecraft have been removed and replaced.
The Boeing Delta II launch vehicle second stage arrived at Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station on Monday, Apr. 1 and is undergoing
checkout at Delta launch vehicle Hangar AO. The Delta first stage
arrived at Cape Canaveral on Apr. 15 and is at Hangar M.
The Contour Mission Readiness Review will be held at the Applied
Physics Laboratory in Baltimore on May 15.
At Space Launch Complex 17, erection of the Delta booster will begin
on May 28. A pre-vehicle-on-stand (Pre-VOS) review is scheduled
for May 21 at the Boeing facility in Huntington Beach, CA.
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