Oct 2, 2009

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

STATUS REPORT: ELV-100209

EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT

Spacecraft: Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7320 Launch Pad: SLC-2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif Launch Date: No earlier than Dec 7, 2009 Launch Window: 6:10 - 6:23 a m PST

At the Astrotech payload processing facility on north Vandenberg, WISE spacecraft processing is going well and continues on schedule The spacecraft instrument closeouts are under way The spacecraft launch initiation test is complete The spacecraft has also been weighed and mated to the payload attach fitting A contamination inspection and cleaning is being performed

Build-up of the Delta II at Space Launch Complex 2 is scheduled to begin on Oct 19 with hoisting of the first stage into the launcher

A brush fire has been under way near the Vandenberg main gate but has not had a significant impact on activities at NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 or on payload processing The fire has been contained and is now burning only at a low level

Spacecraft: Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Launch Vehicle: Atlas V-401 Launch Pad: Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla Launch Date: Feb 3, 2010 Launch Window: 10:53 - 11:53 a m EST

The SDO test team brought the spacecraft out of its dwell period at Astrotech this week to resume processing Deployment testing of one of the instrument cover doors has been under way and was followed by instrument cleaning

On Oct 1, SDO was rotated to the vertical position in its handling fixture and then moved onto a vertical dolly in preparation for propulsion system testing and leak checks over the course of the next week

The Atlas first stage booster is set to arrive by air at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Oct 19, followed by the Centaur upper stage on Oct 22

Previous status reports are available at:

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

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