Saturday, October 30, 2010

Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report

Spacecraft: Glory
Launch Vehicle: Taurus XL 3110
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Launch Date: Feb. 23, 2011
Launch Time: 2:10 a.m. PST
Altitude/Inclination: 440 miles/98.2 degrees

The Taurus rocket is in Orbital Sciences Hangar 1555 on north Vandenberg Air Force Base where integration and testing of the vehicle's flight hardware components continue. Avionics sub-system component installation continues. Application of the avionics system thermal blankets is nearing complet [...]





Full story at http://spacefellowship.com/news/art23495/expendable-launch-vehicle-status-report.html

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