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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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| 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 |
| Launch Window |
11:22
- 11:32
a.m. PDT |
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At
SLC-4W, the Titan II/G-14 prelaunch preparations continue
to progress on schedule. This week the Combined Systems
Engine Leak Checks are in work on the first stage
and gas generator servicing and verification testing
is underway on the second stage. The technical concern
with the vehicle's Inertial Measurement Unit has been
resolved and work on the vehicle will continue as
planned.
The NOAA-M spacecraft arrived at VAFB on Apr. 25 and
is at NASA Spacecraft Hangar 1610 on North Vandenberg.
The spacecraft's apogee kick motor was installed on
Apr. 30. The Spacecraft Electrical Performance and
Evaluation Test (SEPET) successfully completed on
Wednesday, May 8. Spacecraft processing will be completed
this Friday, May 17 and the satellite will be installed
into its payload canister on Monday in preparation
for being moved to Space Launch Complex 4 West. The
spacecraft will be erected top the Titan II on May
30.
The fairing for NOAA-M arrived on May 9 to begin processing
at an Air Force facility also located on North Vandenberg.
The Center Director Launch Vehicle Launch Readiness
Review is being held today with KSC Center Director
Roy Bridges. |
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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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At
SAEF-2, a five-day Contour Mission Simulation is underway using
ground station facilities at the MILA tracking station at KSC
to connect the spacecraft with the CONTOUR mission operations
control center located at the Applied Physics Laboratory in Baltimore,
Md. The mission operations team is following a compressed timeline
that simulates the flight of CONTOUR, remotely commanding all
of the spacecraft's systems and instruments.
The Deep Space Network compatibility test was completed on Friday,
May 10 also using facilities located at the MILA tracking station
at KSC. This test verifies CONTOUR's ability to communicate with
the world-wide system of deep space tracking stations operated
by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The spacecraft has also successfully completed the System Performance
Test to verify that all spacecraft systems are functioning to
their design capabilities.
The CONTOUR Mission Readiness Review is being held today at the
Applied Physics Laboratory in Baltimore.
The Boeing Delta II launch vehicle second stage arrived at Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station on Monday, Apr. 1. It continues to
undergo checkout at Delta launch vehicle Hangar AO without any
issues or concerns. The Delta first stage arrived at Cape Canaveral
on Apr. 15 and is at Hangar M.
At Space Launch Complex 17, erection of the Delta booster will
begin on Tuesday, May 28. A pre-vehicle-on-stand (Pre-VOS) review
is scheduled for May 21 at the Boeing facility in Huntington Beach,
CA.
The science window available to launch CONTOUR is July 1 - July
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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 |
July
30, 2002 |
| Launch
Time |
7:50
- 9:50
a.m. EDT |
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Status
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The
Galex spacecraft is at the Orbital Space Systems Group spacecraft
facility in Dulles, Virginia. Environmental testing is complete
and preparations continue for a mid-June delivery to KSC.
At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Pegasus launch
vehicle's fin activation system is being installed this week.
The installation of the avionics battery is also being performed.
Fairing preparations are also in work. Testing of the Pegasus
vehicle continues in preparation for delivery to KSC in late June.
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