[meteorite-list] Dawn/Phoenix Update - June 18, 2007

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:29:03 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <200706182129.OAA17624_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

06.18.07

George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468

STATUS REPORT: ELV-061807

EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT

Mission: Dawn
Location: Astrotech Space Operations Facility
Launch Pad: 17-B
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925-H
Launch Date: July 7, 2007
Launch Time: 4:09:31 - 4:36:22 p.m. EDT

Over the weekend, Dutch Space personnel completed the solar array
repair on Dawn as planned and spacecraft processing continues on
schedule.

Dawn will be mated to its associated upper-stage booster on Thursday
and transported to Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for
mating to the Delta II on June 27.

At Pad 17-B, the Delta II second stage was hoisted atop the first
stage on June 15.


Mission: Phoenix
Location: Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility
Launch Pad: 17-A
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925
Launch Date: Aug. 3, 2007
Launch Time: 5:35:18 a.m. EDT

Installation of the parachute and associated mortar and ordnance is
under way.

A deployment of the solar array on the cruise stage is planned for
Wednesday and a solar array lighting test is scheduled for Friday.

The first stage of the Delta II was hoisted into the launcher today at
Pad 17-A. Attachment of the nine solid rocket boosters to the first
stage will be performed Tuesday through Thursday.

Hoisting of the Delta II second stage atop the first stage is
scheduled for June 26.


Previous status reports are available on the Web at:

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2007

        
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Received on Mon 18 Jun 2007 05:29:03 PM PDT