Dec 18, 2009

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

STATUS REPORT: ELV-121809

EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT

Spacecraft: Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Launch Vehicle: Atlas V-401 Launch Pad: Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla Launch Date: Feb 3, 2010 Launch Window: 10:53 - 11:53 a m EST

At the Astrotech payload processing facility, SDO solar arrays were inspected and cleaned Last weekend, SDO was moved to a fixture for rotation from vertical to horizontal to undergo final mechanical work and spacecraft cleaning A spacecraft launch simulation was completed at Astrotech Dec 8

On Dec 13, SDO was cleaned and closeouts were performed in the horizontal position for the final time On Tuesday, spacecraft closeouts began in preparation for soft storage and fueling operations

The Kennedy Space Center fueling and propulsion teams prepared for fueling activities

After undergoing preliminary testing, the Atlas and Centaur stages of the Atlas V rocket were transported from the hangar at the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC), located south of Launch Complex 41, to the complex's Vertical Integration Facility on Dec 15 Build up of the Atlas V booster began Dec 15

Spacecraft: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-P) Launch Vehicle: Delta IV Launch Pad: Launch Complex 37, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla Launch Date: Feb 25, 2010 Launch Time: TBD

The GOES-P satellite arrived at NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility from its manufacturing plant in El Segundo, Calif , on Dec 17 Upon arrival, the spacecraft was offloaded and transported to the Astrotech payload processing facility to begin prelaunch testing

GOES-P was developed by NASA for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA NASA has contracted with Boeing to build and launch the GOES-P spacecraft

The NASA Launch Services Program at Kennedy is supporting the launch in an advisory role NASA spacecraft project management for GOES-P 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/launchingrockets/status/index html

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