April 12, 2006 Joe Pally Headquarters, Washington (202) 358-7239 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (321) 867-2468 STATUS REPORT: E06-012 NASA EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT: E06-012 Mission: CloudSat and Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Vehicle: Boeing Delta II Launch Date: April 21, 2006 Launch Time: 6:02:08 a.m. EDT NASA transported CALIPSO and CloudSat from the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., to the launch complex on April 8. The payload was hoisted and attached to the top of the Delta II rocket. The Flight Program Verification, an integrated electrical and mechanical flight test involving the Delta II and the CALIPSO/CloudSat payload, was successfully completed today. Following the test, technicians began installation of the launch vehicle ordnance. Payload closeouts are planned for Thursday. Installation of the fairing around the two spacecraft is scheduled for Friday. For more information about CALIPSO/CloudSat, visit: www.nasa.gov/calipso or www.nasa.gov/cloudsat Previous status reports are available at: www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2006 -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
