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TDRS-J
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| Mission |
Tracking and Data
Relay Satellite-J |
| Launch Vehicle |
Lockheed Martin
Atlas IIA (AC-144) |
| Launch Pad |
Launch Complex
36-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| Launch Date |
November 20, 2002 |
| Launch Window |
10:36
- 11:16
p.m. EST |
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Status
(processing
notes)
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The
Atlas II launch vehicle is at the Lockheed Martin factory in Denver,
Colorado undergoing final assembly, integration and testing.
Both Centaur stage engines have been installed. Associated electrical
harnesses are being installed and the aft area of the stage is
undergoing electrical and mechanical build-up. The arrival of
the booster at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station continues to be
anticipated around October 8.
The TDRS-J spacecraft is undergoing testing at the factory and
is planned to arrive at Kennedy Space Center from the Boeing Satellite
Systems plant in El Segundo, California on or about October 17.
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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 |
| Launch
Time |
3:10
- 4:10
p.m. EST |
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Status
(processing
notes)
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SORCE
is at the Orbital Space Systems Group spacecraft facility
in Dulles, Virginia and has satisfactorily completed
space environment tests. The spacecraft is scheduled
to arrive at Kennedy Space Center to begin final processing
on October 25.
The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL launch vehicle continues
to undergo 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 18.
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ICESAT
/ CHIPSAT
|
| Mission |
Ice,
Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite / Cosmic Hot Interstellar
Spectrometer |
| Launch Vehicle |
Delta
II with Dual Payload Attach Fixture (DPAF) |
| Launch Pad |
SLC-2W,
Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| Launch Date |
NET
December 15, 2002 |
| Launch Window |
4:09:32
- 5:32:00
p.m. PST |
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Status
(processing
notes)
|
The
ICESAT spacecraft is at the Ball Aerospace Facility in Boulder
Colorado currently undergoing workmanship vibration testing. The
ICESAT spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at Vandenberg Air Force
Base on October 29.
The CHIPSAT spacecraft is at Kirkland Air Force Base, New Mexico
where it just concluded vibration testing and is being prepped
to undergo thermal vacuum testing starting next week. The CHIPSAT
spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at VAFB on October 15.
The Delta II first and second stage arrived at VAFB last week
after successfully completing its combined checkout at CCAFS.
The booster is scheduled for erection October 22 at VAFB.
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