Home
»
SpaceBanter.com forum
»
Space Science
»
News
Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report - June 12,2009
Author Name
Remember Me?
Password
Site Map
Home
Authors List
Search
Today's Posts
Mark Forums Read
Web Partners
Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report - June 12,2009
«
Previous Thread
|
Next Thread
»
Thread Tools
Display Modes
#
1
June 13th 09, 02:09 AM posted to sci.space.news
ron
external usenet poster
Posts: 269
Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report - June 12,2009
June 12, 2009
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
STATUS REPORT: ELV-061209
EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT
Mission: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter/Lunar Crater Observation and
Sensing Satellite (LRO/LCROSS)
Launch Vehicle: Atlas V
Launch Pad: Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Launch Date: June 17, 2009
Launch Time: 3:51 p.m. EDT
The Flight Readiness Review for LRO/LCROSS was held on June 10, and
at
its conclusion, there were no issues or concerns which would preclude
a launch next week on June 17.
On June 11, a mission dress rehearsal was conducted. This was a
high-fidelity exercise for the launch team and affirmed their
readiness for the countdown.
The Atlas V and LRO/LCROSS have been undergoing prelaunch
preparations
in the Vertical Integration Facility adjacent to the launch pad. The
spacecraft closeouts for flight were completed on June 10.
In preparation for launch, the Atlas V launch vehicle with LRO/LCROSS
atop is scheduled to be rolled out to the pad on June 16 at 10 a.m.
The countdown on launch day, June 17, will start at 8:41 a.m. for a
liftoff targeted to occur at 3:51 p.m.
Mission: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-O)
Launch Vehicle: Delta IV
Launch Pad: Launch Complex 37, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Launch Date: June 26, 2009
Launch Window: 6:14 - 7:14 p.m. EDT
At the Astrotech Space Operations Facility on June 7, GOES-O enclosed
in the payload fairing was rolled out of its payload processing
facility high bay and moved to Launch Complex 37. It arrived at the
launch pad on June 8 and was hoisted for mating atop the Delta IV
rocket during the overnight hours of June 9. The Interface
Verification Test to verify the electrical and mechanical connections
between GOES-O and the Delta IV was conducted on June 10. The Flight
Program Verification, an integrated countdown and powered flight
electrical test involving both the Delta IV and GOES-O, was
successfully conducted on June 11.
Also on June 10, the launch vehicle's linear shape charge, part of
the
flight termination system, successfully completed its testing.
NASA has contracted with Boeing to build and launch the GOES-O
spacecraft. The NASA Launch Services Program at Kennedy is supporting
the launch in an advisory role. NASA spacecraft project management
for GOES-O is the responsibility of NASA's Goddard Space Flight
Center. After launch, once Boeing and NASA have completed on-orbit
checkout and the spacecraft is operational, it will be turned over to
NOAA.
Previous status reports are available at:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/...tus/index.html
-end-
ron
View Public Profile
View message headers
Find all posts by ron
Find all threads started by ron
«
Previous Thread
|
Next Thread
»
Thread Tools
Show Printable Version
Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode
Switch to Hybrid Mode
Switch to Threaded Mode
Posting Rules
You
may not
post new threads
You
may not
post replies
You
may not
post attachments
You
may not
edit your posts
vB code
is
On
Smilies
are
On
[IMG]
code is
On
HTML code is
Off
Forum Jump
User Control Panel
Private Messages
Subscriptions
Who's Online
Search Forums
Forums Home
Space Science
Space Science Misc
News
Space Shuttle
Space Station
Science
Technology
Policy
History
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy Misc
Amateur Astronomy
CCD Imaging
Research
FITS
Satellites
Hubble
SETI
Others
Astro Pictures
Solar
UK Astronomy
Misc
About SpaceBanter
About this forum
All times are GMT +1. The time now is
04:54 PM
.
-
Contact Us
-
SpaceBanter Home
-
FAQ
-
Links
-
Privacy Statement
-
Top
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 SpaceBanter.com.
The comments are property of their posters.