Jacques van Oene
August 4th 05, 01:14 PM
ILS To Launch Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter For NASA On Atlas V
MEDIA ADVISORY
Payload: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Separated mass: Approx. 4,806 lbs (2,180 kg)
Launch Vehicle: Atlas V-401, designated AV-007
Weight at liftoff: 740,000 lbs (336,000 kg),
including payload
Fairing: 13.75 ft (4 m) diameter
Height: 188 ft (57 m)
Launch Date: Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005
Launch Window: 1 hour 45 minutes
7:54-9:39 a.m. EDT
5:54-7:39 a.m. MDT
4:54-6:39 a.m. PDT
11:54-13:39 GMT
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Launch Complex 41
Launch Customer: NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Spacecraft End User: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
Spacecraft Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Denver, Colo.
Launch Vehicle Manufacturer: Atlas vehicle and Centaur upper stage built by
Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colo.; San Diego, Calif.; and
Harlingen, Texas.
Launch Services Provider: International Launch Services, McLean, Va.
Spacecraft Use: To search for evidence of water on Mars, using extreme
close-up photography; analyzing minerals; examining the subsurface with
radar; and monitoring daily weather. The orbiter also will establish a
crucial data link and will seek suitable landing sites for future
spacecraft.
Spacecraft Statistics:
6.5 m (21 feet) high
13.6 m (45 feet) wide
3 m (10-foot) diameter dish antenna
2 kw solar panel power at farthest point from sun
6 science instruments (hyper-spectral imaging spectrometer;
very-high-resolution camera; context camera; color camera; climate sounder;
shallow subsurface radar)
Mission Profile: Earth escape mission (hyperbolic departure orbit), with two
Centaur burns. Event times will depend on the actual launch date; the
following timeline summary assumes an Aug. 10 launch. The Atlas V vehicle
will lift off from Pad 41. After about 4 minutes, the Atlas booster stage
will burn out and separate from the Centaur upper stage. The Centaur will
ignite and shortly thereafter the payload fairing will be jettisoned. After
about 9 more minutes, the Centaur main engine will cut off and the vehicle
will coast about 35 minutes in an elliptical parking orbit. The Centaur will
then ignite a second time, burning about 5.5 minutes before releasing the
spacecraft on its seven-month voyage to Mars.
Spacecraft Separation: Approximately 58 minutes after liftoff
Parking Orbit Parameters:
Apogee Altitude: 100 nm (185 km/115 statute miles)
Perigee Altitude: 80 nm (148 km/92 statute miles)
ILS Mission Statistics:
6th flight of Atlas V vehicle
1st Atlas V launch for NASA and U.S. government
134th Atlas launch for NASA
Atlas family has perfect record in 76 consecutive flights
3rd Atlas mission this year
5th mission for ILS this year
NEWS MEDIA ACTIVITIES
All times are EDT
Pre-launch Briefing: 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9
NASA News Center
Kennedy Space Center
This also will be carried on NASA TV.
Remote Camera Set-up: 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9. Accredited photographers
should meet at KSC News Center to board a van that will take them to Complex
41.
Vehicle Rollout: 10:44 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9. News media should meet at the
KSC News Center at 10:15 p.m. to board a van that will take them to the
viewing site. RSVP required by close of business Aug. 8 by calling KSC News
Center at 321-867-2468.
Launch Viewing: We will use the KSC Press Site; for credentials, contact KSC
News Center at 321-867-2468.
Live Broadcast: ILS will webcast the launch at www.ilslaunch.com beginning
approximately 7:40 a.m. NASA's launch broadcast will be carried on NASA TV
beginning at 5:30 a.m.
More Information: General mission information and launch highlights will be
available on the ILS website at www.ilslaunch.com. Launch status updates
will be available on the ILS U.S. domestic Launch Hotline at 1-800-852-4980.
Mission information also is available at www.nasa.gov/mro and
marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov.
CONTACT: Fran Slimmer, ILS, McLean, Va.,1-571-633-7462; mobile phone:
1-646-229-4801; Cape Canaveral, 1-321-476-5283;
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
MEDIA ADVISORY
Payload: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Separated mass: Approx. 4,806 lbs (2,180 kg)
Launch Vehicle: Atlas V-401, designated AV-007
Weight at liftoff: 740,000 lbs (336,000 kg),
including payload
Fairing: 13.75 ft (4 m) diameter
Height: 188 ft (57 m)
Launch Date: Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005
Launch Window: 1 hour 45 minutes
7:54-9:39 a.m. EDT
5:54-7:39 a.m. MDT
4:54-6:39 a.m. PDT
11:54-13:39 GMT
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Launch Complex 41
Launch Customer: NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Spacecraft End User: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
Spacecraft Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Denver, Colo.
Launch Vehicle Manufacturer: Atlas vehicle and Centaur upper stage built by
Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colo.; San Diego, Calif.; and
Harlingen, Texas.
Launch Services Provider: International Launch Services, McLean, Va.
Spacecraft Use: To search for evidence of water on Mars, using extreme
close-up photography; analyzing minerals; examining the subsurface with
radar; and monitoring daily weather. The orbiter also will establish a
crucial data link and will seek suitable landing sites for future
spacecraft.
Spacecraft Statistics:
6.5 m (21 feet) high
13.6 m (45 feet) wide
3 m (10-foot) diameter dish antenna
2 kw solar panel power at farthest point from sun
6 science instruments (hyper-spectral imaging spectrometer;
very-high-resolution camera; context camera; color camera; climate sounder;
shallow subsurface radar)
Mission Profile: Earth escape mission (hyperbolic departure orbit), with two
Centaur burns. Event times will depend on the actual launch date; the
following timeline summary assumes an Aug. 10 launch. The Atlas V vehicle
will lift off from Pad 41. After about 4 minutes, the Atlas booster stage
will burn out and separate from the Centaur upper stage. The Centaur will
ignite and shortly thereafter the payload fairing will be jettisoned. After
about 9 more minutes, the Centaur main engine will cut off and the vehicle
will coast about 35 minutes in an elliptical parking orbit. The Centaur will
then ignite a second time, burning about 5.5 minutes before releasing the
spacecraft on its seven-month voyage to Mars.
Spacecraft Separation: Approximately 58 minutes after liftoff
Parking Orbit Parameters:
Apogee Altitude: 100 nm (185 km/115 statute miles)
Perigee Altitude: 80 nm (148 km/92 statute miles)
ILS Mission Statistics:
6th flight of Atlas V vehicle
1st Atlas V launch for NASA and U.S. government
134th Atlas launch for NASA
Atlas family has perfect record in 76 consecutive flights
3rd Atlas mission this year
5th mission for ILS this year
NEWS MEDIA ACTIVITIES
All times are EDT
Pre-launch Briefing: 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9
NASA News Center
Kennedy Space Center
This also will be carried on NASA TV.
Remote Camera Set-up: 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9. Accredited photographers
should meet at KSC News Center to board a van that will take them to Complex
41.
Vehicle Rollout: 10:44 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9. News media should meet at the
KSC News Center at 10:15 p.m. to board a van that will take them to the
viewing site. RSVP required by close of business Aug. 8 by calling KSC News
Center at 321-867-2468.
Launch Viewing: We will use the KSC Press Site; for credentials, contact KSC
News Center at 321-867-2468.
Live Broadcast: ILS will webcast the launch at www.ilslaunch.com beginning
approximately 7:40 a.m. NASA's launch broadcast will be carried on NASA TV
beginning at 5:30 a.m.
More Information: General mission information and launch highlights will be
available on the ILS website at www.ilslaunch.com. Launch status updates
will be available on the ILS U.S. domestic Launch Hotline at 1-800-852-4980.
Mission information also is available at www.nasa.gov/mro and
marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov.
CONTACT: Fran Slimmer, ILS, McLean, Va.,1-571-633-7462; mobile phone:
1-646-229-4801; Cape Canaveral, 1-321-476-5283;
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info