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NASA News Briefs and Releases BBSNews 2005 Compiled by Kandy Ringer |
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Calipso package pre-launch August, 2005.
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NASA via BBSNews - 2006-04-13 -- 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.
- 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
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.
Previous status reports are available on the Web at: Previous Status Reports.
For more information about CALIPSO/CloudSat, visit: Calipso or Cloudsat.