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

STATUS REPORT: ELV-062606

EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT

Mission: STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) Launch Pad: 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Vehicle: Boeing Delta II Launch Date: July 30, 2006 Launch Time: 2:55 - 2:57 p m or 4:03 - 4:18 p m EDT

The launch of STEREO aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket has been rescheduled to July 30, pending confirmation by the Eastern Range This allows the launch to occur at a more optimum time in the launch period and provides additional schedule time to accomplish critical safety operations on the spacecraft, including fueling and spin balance testing

At the Astrotech Space Operations Facility, testing and prelaunch processing of STEREO continues The final Comprehensive Performance Test was completed late last week on the "A" Observatory The "B" Observatory completed the test earlier in the week The "B" spacecraft's solar arrays have been installed Technicians are performing the deployment tests on the "A" solar arrays and high-gain antenna today STEREO launch and mission simulations with the Deep Space Network were also performed Thermal blanket installation continues

The second and third sets of three solid rocket boosters will be erected on the Delta II booster for STEREO at Pad 17-B this week This is possible now that the U S Air Force MiTEx mission has launched from adjacent Pad 17-A After the boosters are erected, the second stage will be hoisted atop the first stage, and the payload fairing will be raised into the clean room inside the pad's mobile service tower

For previous expendable launch vehicle processing status reports, visit:

http://www nasa gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2006

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