Oct 30, 2009

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

STATUS REPORT: ELV-103009

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: Dec 7, 2009 Launch Window: 6:10 – 6:23 a m PST

Build-up of the Delta II rocket at Space Launch Complex 2 was completed last week as planned Testing was conducted this week on the Tracking & Data Relay Satellite transmitter that will be tested on this Delta II for possible use on future missions

At the Astrotech payload processing facility on north Vandenberg, work has been completed to test the spacecraft’s sensors at cryogenic temperatures Work is now under way to load and then freeze the cryogenic hydrogen This will be used to supercool the infrared telescope during its six months of observations This work requires approximately two weeks and will be followed by one final week of spacecraft testing

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

A light test of the solar array was conducted Oct 29 Work to install spacecraft pyrotechnics is under way today

The Atlas rocket first-stage booster arrived by air at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Oct 26 The Centaur upper stage will arrive next week

Previous status reports are available at:

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

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