Nov 3, 2011

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

STATUS REPORT: ELV-110311

EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT

Spacecraft: NPP (NPOESS Preparatory Project) Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7920 Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 2 Launch Date: Oct 28, 2011 Launch Time: 2:48:01 828 a m PDT Orbital Altitude: 512 miles

At Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif , the liftoff of the Delta II rocket carrying NASA's NPP spacecraft occurred at 2:48:01 828 a m PDT Spacecraft separation from the second stage of the rocket occurred 58 minutes after launch at 3:46 a m The spacecraft's solar arrays successfully deployed 67 minutes after liftoff and immediately began supplying power to the 4,994-pound satellite Then, at 4:26 a m PDT, the deployment sequence began for the six CubeSat research satellites from four universities as elements of the Educational Launch of Nanosatellite (ELaNa) missions

NPP represents a critical first step in building the next-generation of Earth-observing satellites NPP will carry the first of the new sensors developed for this satellite fleet, now known as the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), to be launched in 2016 NPP is the bridge between NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS) satellites and the forthcoming series of JPSS satellites The mission will test key technologies and instruments for the JPSS missions

Spacecraft: Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) Launch Vehicle: Atlas V-541 (AV-028) Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 41 Launch Date: Nov 25, 2011 Launch Time: 10:25 a m EST

The Mars Science Laboratory was moved from NASA Kennedy Space Center's Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) to Space Launch Complex 41 during the early morning of Nov 3 and hoisted atop the Atlas V MSL was hoisted atop the payload transporter in the PHSF on Nov 2 after being integrated into the Atlas V rocket payload fairing

Curiosity has 10 science instruments to search for evidence about whether Mars has had environments favorable for microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release the gasses so that its spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth

Previous status reports are available at:

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

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