May 19, 2011

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

STATUS REPORT: ELV-051911

EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT

Spacecraft: Aquarius Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7320 Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 2 Launch Date: June 9, 2011 Launch Window: 7:20:13 - 7:25:13 a m PDT Altitude/Inclination: 408 2 statute miles/98 degrees

At Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft was installed into its transportation canister and placed on the spacecraft transporter Friday, it is scheduled to be moved from the payload processing facility on south Vandenberg to NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 on north Vandenberg and hoisted atop the Delta II rocket

The Aquarius/SAC-D mission is a collaboration between NASA and Argentina's space agency with participation by Brazil, Canada, France and Italy NASA's Launch Services Program at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida is managing the launch United Launch Alliance of Denver, Colo , is NASA's launch service provider of the Delta II 7320

Spacecraft: Juno Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 551 Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 41 Launch Date: Aug 5, 2011 Launch Time: 11:40 a m EDT

Solar arrays No 2 and No 3 were installed onto the spacecraft May 13 Array No 3 was deployed on May 16 and a solar array illumination test was conducted May 17 Later this week, solar array No 1 will be attached, the magnetometer will be installed, a solar array illumination test will be conducted and a magnetometer boom deployment test is planned

The Atlas V rocket is scheduled to arrive at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station next week

The solar-powered Juno spacecraft will orbit Jupiter's poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere

Spacecraft: GRAIL (Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory) Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7920 Heavy Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 17B Launch Date: Sept 8, 2011 Launch Time: 8:37:06 a m and 9:16:12 a m EDT

The GRAIL spacecraft is scheduled to arrive by Air Force C-17 cargo plane on May 20 It is being shipped from the Lockheed Martin plant in Denver, Colo

At NASA's Space Launch Complex 17B, with the Delta II fully stacked on the launch pad, prelaunch testing of the rocket begins on May 20

GRAIL's primary science objectives will be to determine the structure of the lunar interior, from crust to core, and to advance understanding of the thermal evolution of the moon

Spacecraft: Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) Launch Vehicle: Atlas V-541 Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 41 Launch Date: Nov 25, 2011 Launch Time: 10:21 a m EST

The cruise stage, back shell and heat shield for the Mars Science Laboratory payload arrived at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard an Air Force C-17 cargo plane on the evening of May 12 These are the first flight elements to arrive for the Mars Science Laboratory mission During the overnight hours of May 13, they were taken to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) located in the KSC Industrial Area They have now been removed from their shipping containers and placed on test stands so that processing activities can begin The Curiosity rover will arrive late next month

The rover's 10 science instruments will search for signs of life, including methane, and help determine if the gas is from a biological or geological source The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release the gasses so that its spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth

Previous status reports are available at:

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

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