03.01.06 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington Phone: (202) 358-3749 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Phone: (321) 867-2468 STATUS REPORT: ELV-030106 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: No earlier than March 14, 2006 LAUNCH WINDOW: 8:57:31 a.m. to 10:19:50 a.m. EST (5:56:31 a.m. - 7:19:50 a.m. PST) TARGETED DROP TIME: 9:02 a.m. EST (6:02 a.m. PST) The ST5 launch has been rescheduled to March 14 due to the availability of the Western Range. Technicians have completed reviewing data from the spacecraft's separation system and determined it will function as designed. The Pegasus/ST5 combination is mated to its transporter in preparation to be moved from the hangar to the runway. The L-1011 carrier aircraft is scheduled to arrive at Vandenberg Air Force Base on March 6. A flight termination system test between the Pegasus and the Western Range is scheduled for March 8. The Pegasus/ST5 will be transported to the runway and mated to the L-1011 carrier aircraft on March 10. An integrated launch vehicle/spacecraft "combined systems test" and an ST5 state-of-health check is scheduled to be performed on March 11. 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
