[tccrockets] Re: Fw: [Launch Alert] Launch Date Change
- From: "AiRobert" <airobert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:51:42 -0700
COOL! Just in time for observation from the TCC camp...And it's on EX day
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From: Launch Alert
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 7:19 PM
To: Launch Alert
Subject: [Launch Alert] Launch Date Change
The Delta II/NPP satellite launch from Vandenberg AFB has been delayed. The
following details are courtesy of NASA.
EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT
Spacecraft: NPP (NPOESS Preparatory Project)
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7920
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 2
Launch Date: Oct. 28, 2011
Launch Window: 2:48:01 a.m. - 2:57:11 a.m. PDT (9 min., 10 sec.)
Orbital Altitude: 512 miles
The launch of the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) spacecraft aboard a
United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base
has been retargeted for Friday, Oct. 28. The postponement for at
least 24 hours will allow time to complete the necessary engineering
review before the payload fairing is installed around the spacecraft.
The launch window on Oct. 28 is unchanged and extends from 2:48:01
a.m. - 2:57:11 a.m. PDT.
NPP represents a critical first step in building the next-generation
of Earth-observing satellites. NPP will carry the first of the new
sensors developed for this satellite fleet, now known as the Joint
Polar Satellite System (JPSS), to be launched in 2016. NPP is the
bridge between NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS) satellites and the
forthcoming series of JPSS satellites. The mission will test key
technologies and instruments for the JPSS missions.
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