Feb 17, 2011

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

STATUS REPORT: ELV-021711

EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT

Spacecraft: Glory Launch Vehicle: Taurus XL 3110 Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif Launch Pad: SLC 576E Launch Date: Feb 23, 2011 Launch Time: 2:09:43 a m PST Altitude/Inclination: 440 miles/98 2 degrees

At Vandenberg Air Force Base, the fully integrated "upper stack," consisting of the encapsulated Glory spacecraft with Stages 1, 2 and 3, was hoisted atop the Taurus XL Stage 0 on the launch pad Feb 15 The Combined Systems Test on Feb 17 will test the entire fully integrated launch vehicle including the spacecraft

The Flight Readiness Review was completed on Feb 11 with no significant issues or concerns A countdown dress rehearsal is planned for Feb 18 The Launch Readiness Review, the final review before launch, will be conducted on Feb 21

Data from the Glory mission will allow scientists to better understand how the sun and tiny atmospheric particles called aerosols affect Earth's climate Both aerosols and solar energy influence the planet's energy budget -- the amount of energy entering and exiting Earth's atmosphere An accurate measurement of these impacts is important in order to anticipate future changes to our climate and how they may affect human life

Project management for Glory is the responsibility of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md The launch management for the mission is the responsibility of NASA's Launch Services Program at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Orbital Sciences Corp of Dulles, Va , is the launch service provider to Kennedy of the four-stage Taurus XL rocket and is also builder of the Glory satellite for Goddard

Previous status reports are available at:

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

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