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To: don roberson who wrote (14359)	10/3/1999 1:07:00 PM
From: JW@KSC	Respond to of 15313

Dr. Jekyll good to see you back in control! I heard Mr. Hyde was caught in an undertow at the beach and sweep out to sea. If Dr. Jekyll can remain in control of the brain for another 9 days, then perhaps all will be well. JW@KSC Launch of the FNTN Fully Reporting Satellite Payload Aboard the Titan 4B now scheduled for Tuesday October 12, 1999 Oct. 3, 1999 7:30 a.m. EST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The launch of an Air Force Titan 4B rocket and its Fully Reporting Satellite payload for Financial Intranet has been moved to October 12th, the Air Force's 45th Space Wing said. Launch is now scheduled for 09:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST (0915-1600. GMT) at Cape Canaveral Air Station's Launch Complex 40. A delay was caused by routine work and Form 8-A processing by the SEC that could not be completed in time for and earlier launch date due to a "classified" quiet period operational change. The change caused an unexpected delay in several final checks of the Form 8-A payload. The FNTN payload besides carrying the all important Fully Reporting Status Array Processor (FRSAP), is sporting advanced Intranet capabilities and a host of other upgraded systems, the end product of a 2.5-year effort to increase reliability of Financial Intranet's unprecedented array of up-to-the-second financial and business information from around the globe and provide enhanced services to the financial and business community, as well as the individual investor, by linking them together through FNTN's all inclusive, secured network. The 17-story rocket is utilizing the new advanced solid rocket motors will cut the time it takes to ready the world's most powerful unmanned rockets for launch. It has been stated by an unnamed source the football legend and FNTN spokesperson Joe Theismann will be at Cape Canaveral for the launch. The weather outlook for Tuesday Oct. 12th gives the Air Force a 40 percent chance of meeting launch weather criteria . Past Launches attempts have been delayed with the primary concern being Vacation Schedules of SEC processing personnel. If weather becomes a problem for Oct. 12th, officials say an earlier launch time can be scheduled, as there are no conflicting launch schedules once the Delta 2 with it's NAVSTAR GPS satellite scheduled for launch Oct. 2, has been completed. Other SpacePort News Today: Oct. 3, 1999 10:00 a.m. EST Weather slows processing for upcoming Delta launch CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - This week's launch of a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral has been delayed one day after bad weather on Saturday forced workers to delay fueling of the booster's second stage. The Boeing-built rocket is now slated for liftoff on Wednesday from pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla. The available 15-minute window to launch that day will open at 8:55 a.m. EDT (1255 GMT). Spokesman Walt Rice says the pre-launch schedule for the Delta mission was pushed back 24 hours because of rain at the launch site on Saturday. Preparations for launch will resume today with loading of storable propellants aboard the second stage. Monday will see Range Safety checks of the rocket. Officials will hold the Launch Readiness Review on Tuesday. The launch will deliver into orbit the second NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Block 2R satellite. The Block 2R-series spacecraft are advanced replacements for the aging satellites currently making up the Air Force's GPS constellation. GPS satellites orbit about 11,000 miles above the planet to provide highly precise location, speed and time information to military users worldwide. Built by Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space, Block 2R satellites are considered the third generation for GPS. The new satellites were designed with enhancements such the capability to accurately operate for up to 180 days without ground control, reprogrammable micro-processors for upgrading, additional radiation protection, greater fuel capacity, the ability to determine their own position and two atomic clocks working at all times, providing a "hot backup." "The GPS 2R satellites are designed to provide significant improvements in the navigational services for users of the system around the globe," said Len Kwiatkowski, Lockheed Martin's vice president of military satellite communications programs. The GPS craft set for launch this week will be the third of the Block 2R fleet. However, the first was lost in the mid-air explosion of a Delta 2 in January 1997. The second was successfully deployed in July of that year. Lockheed Martin is under contract to build 21 Block 2R spacecraft. This launch, the 275th for a Delta rocket, was scheduled for Sept. 23. But officials were forced to put the mission on hold when Hurricane Floyd brushed the Central Florida coast. Launch of the Fully Reporting Satellite Payload Update Update for 1:00 p.m. EST Launch of an Air Force Titan 4B rocket is still targeted for between 9:15 a.m. and 4 p.m. EST. There are no problems reported with the rocket and the weather looks good. However, there is reportedly an issue with the communication link between Cape Canaveral and the SEC's Satellite Control Center in New York. There is no word on whether that problem has been resolved. members.tripod.com