Boeing Delta Team Plans Repeat Performance with Next Globalstar Launch
Thursday July 1, 3:16 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Boeing Company
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA - news) is poised to deliver a repeat
performance with its next Delta II rocket launch in support of Space Systems/Loral and the Globalstar satellite system
scheduled for July 8.
The launch, following close on the heels of the June 10 Delta II launch, will place four spacecraft into orbit, bringing the total
number of Globalstar satellites in orbit to 28. It is the second of four planned Boeing Delta II launches within a 90-day period,
resulting in the placement of 16 Globalstar satellites.
The Delta team will target one of two three-minute windows on launch day. The first window opens at 5:17 a.m., while the
second window opens at 8:17 a.m. EDT. The decision to load liquid oxygen and attempt to launch during the first window or to
wait for the second window will be made at approximately T-85 minutes in the countdown.
''The Delta program has developed a proud partnership with Globalstar,'' said Darryl Van Dorn, Boeing director of NASA
and commercial programs. ''Delta rockets launched the first eight Globalstar satellites in February and April of last year. We
are pleased to offer our continued support which will allow Globalstar to begin offering commercial service by the third quarter
of this year.''
The next Delta II launches for Globalstar are scheduled for late July, and mid August. An additional Delta launch for Globalstar
is slated for fourth quarter. Boeing is using a scaled-down, two-stage version of the Delta II rocket to place four satellites into
orbit with each launch.
The Delta II is manufactured in Huntington Beach, Calif., with final assembly in Pueblo, Colo., and is powered by the RS-27A
engine built by Boeing in Canoga Park, Calif. Alliant Techsystems, Magna, Utah, builds the graphite epoxy motors for boost
assist. Aerojet, Sacramento, Calif., manufactures the second-stage engine; and AlliedSignal, Teterboro, N.J., builds the
guidance and flight control system.
The Globalstar network is a planned constellation of 48 satellites orbiting at 764 nautical miles (1414 km) above the Earth that
will supply global mobile telephony service.
Media Credentials and Access
Media representatives wishing to cover the launch from the media viewing site should contact the 45th Space Wing public
affairs office; Phone (407) 494-5933, Fax (407) 494-7302. The request should include name, affiliation, and phone number.
Remote Camera Setup
Photographers who wish to set up remote cameras for the launch should meet at Pass and ID, CCAS, south gate at 2 p.m.
EDT July 7.
Launch Viewing
At approximately 4 a.m. July 8, the Delta team will decide to load propellant and attempt to launch during the first window, or
hold off for a launch attempt during the second window. The results of that decision will be posted to the Boeing launch hotline
(714-896-4770) as soon as it becomes available.
If the first window is selected for a launch attempt, accredited media wishing to view the launch from Press Site 1 will depart
Pass and ID at 4:30 a.m. Television media may opt to meet at 4 a.m. to provide adequate set- up time.
Live Satellite Broadcast Feed
Boeing and Loral will broadcast the launch live at 5 a.m. EDT. The US satellite Ku-band transmission will be on: Telstar V,
Transponder 19, vertical polarity at 97 degrees west longitude. The downlink frequency in Ku-band is 12053 MHz.
The European satellite broadcast will be carried on Intelsat K, H-5 upper, horizontal polarity at 338.5 degrees longitude. The
downlink frequency is 11498.5 MHz.
Bars and tone will be broadcast starting at 4:30 a.m. EDT.
SOURCE: Boeing Company
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