Feb. 10, 2006

J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington 
(202) 358-5241

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

STATUS REPORT: E06-005

NASA EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT: E06-005

Mission: Space Technology 5 (ST5)
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Launch Vehicle: Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL
Launch Date: Feb. 28, 2006
Launch Window: 8:57 to 10:19 a.m. EST
Targeted Drop Time: 9:02 a.m. EST



Flight Simulation No. 4, an integrated test with the ST5 spacecraft 
and the Pegasus rocket, completed Wednesday. The flight termination 
system, avionics batteries and ST5 logo installed. Final functional 
testing and spacecraft closeouts scheduled this weekend. 
The three-day operation to install the Pegasus vehicle fairing around 
the ST5 starts Tuesday. Pegasus will be mated to its transporter on 
Feb. 20 and moved to Vandenberg's runway for mating to the Orbital 
Sciences L-1011 carrier jet aircraft on Feb. 24. 


Mission: Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite 
Observation and CloudSat
Launch Vehicle: Boeing Delta 7420 with Dual Payload Attach Fitting
Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Launch Date: No earlier than April
Launch Window: When determined, Delta II preparations will resume and 
payloads transported to the pad for installation.

For previous status reports on the Web, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2006 

For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/home 

	
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