03.10.06 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington Phone: (202) 358-3749 George H. Diller NASA Resident Office Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Phone: (805) 605-3051 STATUS REPORT: ELV-031006 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 Pegasus rocket with ST5 was transported today from the hangar to the L-1011 ramp area next to the runway on north Vandenberg. The rocket is being mated to the Orbital Sciences L-1011 carrier aircraft. A combined systems test is scheduled for Saturday. The integrated test between the Pegasus vehicle and the L-1011 will ensure all connections have been established and all systems are functioning properly. A state-of-health check of the ST5 is also scheduled. The Launch Readiness Review is scheduled for March 12. The four-hour, 40-minute countdown for launch is scheduled to begin at 4:20 a.m. EST, March 14, leading to launch at 9:02 a.m. EST. 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
