05.11.07 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: ELV-051107 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: Dawn Location: Astrotech Space Operations Facility Launch Pad: 17-B Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925-H Launch Date: NET June 30, 2007 Launch Time: 15:13:15 p.m. EDT Mission system performance testing continues and is planned to finish Friday. A test of the spacecraft's primary communications antenna is scheduled for May 21. The spacecraft solar arrays will be attached and deployed May 21 - 24. The spacecraft will be moved to Astrotech's Hazardous Processing Facility for fueling on May 26. Mission: Phoenix Location: Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility Launch Pad: 17-A Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925 Launch Date: Aug. 3, 2007 Launch Time: 15:35:18 a.m. EDT Spacecraft spin-balance testing is under way. The spacecraft will be powered to begin testing on May 14. The heat shield will be installed on May 15, and a separation test will then be performed. The spacecraft's electrical power system will undergo a final performance test on May 17. The flight software will be loaded aboard the spacecraft on May 21. Previous status reports are available on the Web at: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2007 -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
