Feb 20, 2009

George H Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 george h diller@nasa gov

STATUS REPORT: ELV-022009

EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT

Mission: Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) Launch Vehicle: Taurus XL (Orbital Sciences) Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 576-E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif Launch Date: Feb 24, 2009 Launch Time: 1:51:30 a m PST

At the launch pad on Feb 18, the Taurus XL launch vehicle upper stack, consisting of stages 1, 2 and 3 with the encapsulated OCO spacecraft, was hoisted atop Stage 0 Also, a launch countdown dress rehearsal was conducted

A Combined Systems Test, an integrated electrical test of the entire launch vehicle working together with the OCO spacecraft, is scheduled for Friday The Launch Readiness Review is scheduled for Feb 22 The call to stations for the launch team is 10:30 p m on Feb 23 At this time, there are no issues that would prevent launch

Mission: Kepler Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925 Launch Pad: 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla Launch Date: March 5, 2009 Launch Time: 10:48:43 p m EST

The Kepler spacecraft was attached to its upper-stage booster on Feb 16 The integrated stack was installed into the transportation canister and placed on the payload transporter on Feb 18 Kepler was moved to Launch Complex 17 on Feb 19 and currently is in a staging facility Due to inclement weather consisting of high winds, spacecraft integration to the Delta II vehicle was postponed Mating of the spacecraft to the Delta II rocket is scheduled to occur over the weekend

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: Under Review Launch Time: TBD

NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, left Northrop Grumman's facility in Redondo Beach, Calif , on Feb 17 via truck and arrived at the Astrotech Facility in Titusville, Fla , near Kennedy Space Center on Feb 19

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, arrived at the facility on Feb 13 The spacecraft was uncrated and transferred to a hazardous processing facility the same day where covers were removed and technicians performed a black-light inspection The spacecraft's solar arrays were attached and deployed, and a spacecraft activation test was conducted on Feb 15

The Centaur stage is scheduled to arrive at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Friday Offloading and transport to the Astrotech facility is scheduled for Saturday

Previous status reports are available at:

http://www nasa gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/index html

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