IBEX Update - August 8, 2008
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- Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 13:58:24 -0700 (PDT)
Aug. 8, 2008
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
george.h.diller@xxxxxxxx
STATUS REPORT: ELV-080808
EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT
Mission: IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer)
Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL (Orbital Sciences)
Launch Facility: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Pacific Atoll
Launch Date: Oct. 5, 2008
Launch Window: 12:42 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. EDT
(04:42 a.m. - 04:45 a.m. local Kwajalein time)
At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California this week, the IBEX
spacecraft is undergoing testing of its science instruments. On
Monday, Aug. 11, the spacecraft will be fueled. Meanwhile, the upper
stage motor was spin-balanced on Aug. 7. This will be followed by
spacecraft spin balancing on Aug. 14. On Aug. 15, IBEX will be mated
to the upper stage, and the integrated stack spin-balanced the
following day.
At the Orbital Sciences launch vehicle hangar, prelaunch processing
of
the Pegasus XL rocket continues on schedule. Mating of the second and
third stages is under way. Mating of the first and second stages is
scheduled for next week.
The L-1011 carrying the Pegasus XL rocket with IBEX is currently
planned to depart from Vandenberg on Sept. 25. After a stop in
Hawaii, the flight will continue and arrive at the Reagan Test Site
at Kwajalein Atoll in the south Pacific on Sept. 26.
For information about IBEX and its mission, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ibex
Previous status reports are available at:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2008
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