October 19, 2005

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202/358-3749)

George Diller 
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468) 

STATUS REPORT: E05-014

NASA EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT: E05-014

Mission:  Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite 
Observations and CloudSat (CALIPSO/CloudSat) 
Launch Vehicle: Boeing Delta 7420 with Dual Payload Attach Fitting 
Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Launch Date: NET Nov. 7, 2005 
Launch Window:  5:01:18 a.m. EST (2:01:18 a.m. PST)

NASA, Boeing and the U.S. Air Force are working on the problem 
encountered while testing batteries used for the flight termination 
system of the Delta II. CALIPSO and CloudSat are installed within the 
Dual Payload Attach Fitting. CloudSat will continue to undergo final 
battery charging through Saturday. On Sunday, the combination will be 
placed in an environmentally-controlled canister and installed on the 
payload transporter in preparation for the trip to the launch pad. 
Delta II preparations at Space Launch Complex 2 continue, as the 
launch vehicle awaits arrival of the payloads for installation on the 
second stage Oct. 24.

Mission: New Horizons
Launch Vehicle: Lockheed Martin Atlas V 551 (AV-010)
Launch Pad: Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Launch Date: NET Jan. 11, 2006
Launch Window: 2:07 to 4:07 p.m. EST

The New Horizons spacecraft is undergoing mission simulation testing 
through Friday. Spacecraft cleaning and blanket closeouts are 
scheduled for next week. The spacecraft test team is reviewing 
contingency plans due to the threat from Hurricane Wilma. At Launch 
Complex 41, the erection of the first of five solid rocket boosters 
for the Atlas V began today. 

The second booster is scheduled for mating tomorrow. All of the 
boosters should be attached by mid-November. Lockheed Martin is 
assessing the schedule for the remaining boosters based on 
preparations which may be necessary for Hurricane Wilma. The Centaur 
stage was hoisted atop the Atlas booster on Oct. 11, and mating to 
the Atlas was completed on Sunday. 

Previous status reports are available on the Web at: 

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2005 

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