Date: December 23rd 2006

12 22 06

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

STATUS REPORT: ELV-122206

EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT

Mission: THEMIS (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions During Substorms) Launch Pad: 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Vehicle: Boeing Delta II Launch Date: Feb 15, 2007 Launch Time: 6:07:37 - 6:26:37 p m EST

At the Astrotech payload processing facility near Kennedy Space Center, THEMIS state-of-health checks and an electrical system checkout have been finished Solar array illumination tests are also complete The spacecraft is now being pressurized in preparation for fueling, which is scheduled for Jan 3-5 The probes will be installed onto the payload carrier Jan 9-11 Spin balance testing will follow Jan 12 Because all work is on schedule and there are no issues or concerns, no THEMIS processing activities are scheduled for the week between the Christmas and New Year holidays

The Delta II Vehicle on Stand review is scheduled for Jan 3 followed by installation of the Delta II rocket first stage on Pad 17-B Jan 6 The nine solid rocket boosters will be placed around the base of the first stage and attached in sets of three between Jan 8-13 The second stage will be hoisted atop the first stage on Jan 16 The following day, the payload fairing will be lifted inside the clean room facility located within the mobile service tower

Previous status reports are available on the Web at:

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

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