02.17.06 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington Phone: (202) 358-3749 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Phone: (321) 867-2468 STATUS REPORT: ELV-021706 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT MISSION: Space Technology 5 (ST5) LAUNCH SITE: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California LAUNCH VEHICLE: Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL LAUNCH DATE: Feb. 28, 2006 LAUNCH WINDOW: 8:57 a.m. - 10:19 a.m. EST TARGETED DROP TIME: 9:02 a.m. EST (6:02 a.m. PST) Spacecraft closeouts are complete. The fairing was cleaned and inspected with a black light for any contamination. Quality control contamination samples were taken from the craft. The right half of the fairing was installed Wednesday. Installation of the left half of the fairing was completed Thursday. The Pegasus/ST5 combination will be mated to the transporter on Monday. Transportation to the runway for mating to the L-1011 carrier aircraft is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 24. An integrated launch vehicle/spacecraft combined systems test and an ST5 state-of-health check is scheduled for Feb. 25. For previous status reports on the Web, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2006 For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/home -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov
