Sept 19, 2008

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

STATUS REPORT: ELV-091908

EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT

Mission: IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL (Orbital Sciences) Launch Facility: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Pacific Atoll Launch Date: Oct 19, 2008 Launch Time: 2:58 p m - 3:06 p m EDT (06:58 a m - 07:06 a m local Kwajalein time)

The IBEX spacecraft, its upper stage booster and the Pegasus XL rocket are in the Orbital Sciences launch vehicle hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California

Integrated verification testing of the IBEX spacecraft and the Pegasus XL rocket, originally scheduled for Sept 13 and 14, was delayed due to some problems found in the IBEX flight stack electrical harnesses The issues were resolved and the initial integrated testing on IBEX/Pegasus was completed on Sept 17 with no major complications

The complete IBEX flight system tentatively is planned to be attached to the Pegasus launch vehicle Sept 22-24

Departure of the L-1011 carrying the Pegasus XL rocket with IBEX from Vandenberg currently is planned for Oct 10 After a stop in Hawaii, the flight will continue and arrive at the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll in the south Pacific on Oct 11

Previous status reports are available at:

http://www nasa gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2008

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