Jacques van Oene
August 27th 05, 08:36 AM
Melissa Mathews
Headquarters, Washington August 26, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1272)
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468)
NASA EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT: E05-009
Mission: Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite
Observation and CloudSat (CALIPSO/CloudSat)
Launch Vehicle: Boeing Delta 7420 w/Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF)
Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Launch Date: NET, September 29, 2005
The CloudSat spacecraft was fueled Aug. 14 and the fuel tanks pressurized
Aug. 15; CALIPSO was fueled Aug. 24 and the fuel tanks pressurized Aug. 25.
CloudSat was mated to the DPAF Aug 23. Installation of the upper half of the
DPAF for CALIPSO was completed today. The CALIPSO Mission Readiness Review
was today. The CloudSat Mission Readiness Review is scheduled for Thursday,
Sept. 1.
As a part of the NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder program, CALIPSO is a
collaborative effort with the French space agency Centre National d'Etudes
Spatiales, Ball Aerospace, Hampton University, Va. and France's Institut
Pierre Simon Laplace.
Ball Aerospace is responsible for CALIPSO's scientific instrument and
communications suite, including the lidar and Wide Field Camera. NASA's
Launch Services Program at KSC provides government launch services for this
mission through Boeing Expendable Launch Systems.
Previous status reports are available on the Web at:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2005
For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
Headquarters, Washington August 26, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1272)
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468)
NASA EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT: E05-009
Mission: Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite
Observation and CloudSat (CALIPSO/CloudSat)
Launch Vehicle: Boeing Delta 7420 w/Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF)
Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Launch Date: NET, September 29, 2005
The CloudSat spacecraft was fueled Aug. 14 and the fuel tanks pressurized
Aug. 15; CALIPSO was fueled Aug. 24 and the fuel tanks pressurized Aug. 25.
CloudSat was mated to the DPAF Aug 23. Installation of the upper half of the
DPAF for CALIPSO was completed today. The CALIPSO Mission Readiness Review
was today. The CloudSat Mission Readiness Review is scheduled for Thursday,
Sept. 1.
As a part of the NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder program, CALIPSO is a
collaborative effort with the French space agency Centre National d'Etudes
Spatiales, Ball Aerospace, Hampton University, Va. and France's Institut
Pierre Simon Laplace.
Ball Aerospace is responsible for CALIPSO's scientific instrument and
communications suite, including the lidar and Wide Field Camera. NASA's
Launch Services Program at KSC provides government launch services for this
mission through Boeing Expendable Launch Systems.
Previous status reports are available on the Web at:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2005
For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info