To: william i smith jr who wrote (6010 ) 7/24/1999 6:33:00 PM From: djane Respond to of 29987
Launch Update for 12 p.m. EDT [90% chance of good weather]flatoday.com FLORIDA TODAY Space Online Delta/Globalstar-5 Launch Journal From countdown through spacecraft separation this page will keep you informed with the latest on the flight of a Boeing Delta 2 rocket carrying four Globalstar communications satellites. These updates are prepared by Space Online's Justin Ray. For complete stories, images and multimedia files from FLORIDA TODAY, as well as official news releases, see our Space Today page. Saturday, July 24, 1999 Update for 12 p.m. EDT The Launch Readiness Review was successfully completed this morning as Boeing continues with plans to launch a Delta 2 rocket with four Globalstar satellites on Sunday from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla. Officials say there are no technical problems standing in the way of launch at 3:46:03 a.m. EDT tomorrow, the opening of a three-minute window. A backup three-minute window is also available at 6:44:03 a.m. EDT. However, the launch team can only use one window or the other, not both. A decision on which window to use will be made prior to the loading of liquid oxygen aboard the rocket's first stage at about 2 a.m. EDT. Air Force meteorologists say there is a 90 percent chance of good weather. Tonight, workers will roll the mobile service structure away from the rocket, and prepare the launch complex for the final countdown and launch. Terminal count is slated to begin at 12:46:03 a.m. EDT. The loading of RP-1 fuel into the rocket's first stage is scheduled to be performed during terminal count and not before tower removal. The launch team had performed the fueling operation early during recent launches to weight down the vehicle while it is exposed on the pad. -Justin Ray