[meteorite-list] Dawn/Phoenix Update - May 25, 2007

[Ron Baalke]

05.25.07

George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468

STATUS REPORT: ELV-052507

EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT

Mission: Dawn 
Location: Astrotech Space Operations Facility 
Launch Pad: 17-B 
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925-H 
Launch Date: June 30, 2007 
Launch Time: 4:50:13 - 5:10:13 p.m. EDT 

Solar array installation and deployment tests are scheduled to be 
completed Friday.

The spacecraft is scheduled to move to the hazardous processing 
facility on May 28. Xenon for the Ion Propulsion System is scheduled 
to be loaded aboard June 1-2. Hydrazine, used for spacecraft control 
and maneuvering, will be loaded aboard June 6.

The Delta II first stage, originally set for hoisting into the 
launcher on Wednesday, has been rescheduled for May 28 due to high 
wind conditions at Pad 17-B. This will be followed next week by 
attachment of the nine solid rocket boosters. 


Mission: Phoenix 
Location: Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility 
Launch Pad: 17-A 
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925 
Launch Date: Aug. 3, 2007 
Launch Time: 5:35:18 a.m. EDT 

The spacecraft's flight software will be loaded aboard Friday.

Guidance navigation and control system performance testing is 
scheduled for May 30-31. 


Previous status reports are available on the Web at:

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2007 

	
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