George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
george.h.diller@nasa.gov
STATUS REPORT: ELV-061209
EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT
Mission: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter/Lunar Crater Observation and
Sensing Satellite (LRO/LCROSS)
Launch Vehicle: Atlas V
Launch Pad: Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Launch Date: June 17, 2009
Launch Time: 3:51 p.m. EDT
The Flight Readiness Review for LRO/LCROSS was held on June 10, and at
its conclusion, there were no issues or concerns which would preclude
a launch next week on June 17.
On June 11, a mission dress rehearsal was conducted. This was a
high-fidelity exercise for the launch team and affirmed their
readiness for the countdown.
The Atlas V and LRO/LCROSS have been undergoing prelaunch preparations
in the Vertical Integration Facility adjacent to the launch pad. The
spacecraft closeouts for flight were completed on June 10.
In preparation for launch, the Atlas V launch vehicle with LRO/LCROSS
atop is scheduled to be rolled out to the pad on June 16 at 10 a.m.
The countdown on launch day, June 17, will start at 8:41 a.m. for a
liftoff targeted to occur at 3:51 p.m.
Mission: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-O)
Launch Vehicle: Delta IV
Launch Pad: Launch Complex 37, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Launch Date: June 26, 2009
Launch Window: 6:14 - 7:14 p.m. EDT
At the Astrotech Space Operations Facility on June 7, GOES-O enclosed
in the payload fairing was rolled out of its payload processing
facility high bay and moved to Launch Complex 37. It arrived at the
launch pad on June 8 and was hoisted for mating atop the Delta IV
rocket during the overnight hours of June 9. The Interface
Verification Test to verify the electrical and mechanical connections
between GOES-O and the Delta IV was conducted on June 10. The Flight
Program Verification, an integrated countdown and powered flight
electrical test involving both the Delta IV and GOES-O, was
successfully conducted on June 11.
Also on June 10, the launch vehicle's linear shape charge, part of the
flight termination system, successfully completed its testing.
NASA has contracted with Boeing to build and launch the GOES-O
spacecraft. The NASA Launch Services Program at Kennedy is supporting
the launch in an advisory role. NASA spacecraft project management
for GOES-O is the responsibility of NASA's Goddard Space Flight
Center. After launch, once Boeing and NASA have completed on-orbit
checkout and the spacecraft is operational, it will be turned over to
NOAA.
Previous status reports are available at:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/index.html
