Date: February 10th 2007

02 09 07

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

STATUS REPORT: ELV-020907

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: Delta II Launch Date: Feb 15, 2007 Launch Time: 6:08 - 6:27 p m EST

On Feb 3, THEMIS was transported from Astrotech payload processing facility near NASA Kennedy Space Center to Pad 17-B The final major test, the Flight Program Verification, was successfully conducted on Feb 6 This was an integrated test of the Delta II launch vehicle and THEMIS spacecraft working together The test simulated all events as they will occur on launch day, including a combined minus count and plus count, but without propellants aboard the launch vehicle Technicians installed the Delta II payload fairing around THEMIS on Thursday

Loading of the Delta II second stage with hypergolic propellants is scheduled for Feb 13 and a countdown dress rehearsal is also planned that day Final testing of the THEMIS spacecraft is set for Feb 14 Retraction of the mobile service tower on launch day is scheduled for 9 a m EST Loading of RP-1 fuel, a highly refined kerosene, aboard the Delta first stage will start at 3:30 p m Loading of the cryogenic liquid oxygen aboard the first stage will follow at 4:15 p m There will be a 20-minute built-in hold at T-15 minutes, followed by a final 10-minute built-in hold at T-4 minutes, leading to liftoff at 6:08 p m

Previous status reports are available on the Web at:

http://www nasa gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2007

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