Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report

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09.07.07

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

STATUS REPORT: ELV-090707

EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT

Mission: Dawn 
Location: Astrotech payload processing facility 
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925-H 
Launch Pad: 17-B 
Launch Date: Sept. 26, 2007 
Launch Window: 7:25 - 7:54 a.m. EDT 

Engineers loaded liquid oxygen aboard the first stage late last week 
as a test for first stage components.

Dawn spacecraft operational readiness testing is complete.

Spacecraft thermal blanket closeout work is being finished today.

Technicians will be installing Dawn into the payload canister on Sept. 
10 for transportation to Launch Complex 17. The spacecraft will be 
mated to the Delta II rocket at Pad 17-B on Sept. 11.

The flight program verification, an integrated launch readiness test 
with the Dawn spacecraft integrated with the Delta II, is scheduled 
for Sept. 13.

Installation of the payload fairing around the spacecraft is scheduled 
for Sept. 19. 

Previous status reports are available on the Web at:

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

	
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