J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington
Phone: (202) 358-5241
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Phone: (321) 867-2468
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01.27.06
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Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report
MISSION: Space Technology 5 (ST5)
LAUNCH VEHICLE: Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL
LAUNCH SITE: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
LAUNCH DATE: Feb. 28, 2006
LAUNCH WINDOW: 8:57 a.m. - 10:19 a.m. EST
- In the Orbital Sciences hangar, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., mating the three Pegasus XL stages completed.
- ST5 testing and checkout complete. Spacecraft scheduled for mating with Pegasus on Feb. 6.
- Pegasus Flight Simulation No. 2, yesterday.
MISSION: Cloud-Aerosol Lidar & Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation/CloudSat (CALIPSO/CloudSat)
LAUNCH VEHICLE: Boeing Delta 7420 with Dual Payload Attach Fitting
LAUNCH PAD: Space Launch Complex 2
LAUNCH SITE: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
LAUNCH DATE: TBD
LAUNCH WINDOW: TBD
- Satellites installed in the Dual Payload Attach Fitting at the Astrotech payload processing facilities. They will remain there until launch date selected. Spacecraft battery charging performed as necessary.
Previous status reports are available on the Web at: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2006 For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit: http://www.nasa.gov
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