[FPSPACE] FW: [Launch Alert] Successful Launch

[LARRY KLAES]

> From: kd6nrp at earthlink.net> To: launch-alert at mailman.qth.net> Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 04:50:56 -0800> Subject: [Launch Alert] Successful Launch> > > LAUNCH ALERT> > Brian Webb> Ventura County, California> kd6nrp at earthlink.net> http://www.spacearchive.info> > 2009 February 6 (Friday) 04:46 PST> ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > ULA DELTA II CELEBRATES 20th ANNIVERSARY WITH SUCCESSFUL> NOAA-N PRIME LAUNCH> United Launch Alliance News Release> > Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (Feb. 6, 2009) - A United Launch> Alliance Delta II successfully launched the NASA NOAA-N Prime> spacecraft at 2:22 a.m. PST, today. Rocketing from Space Launch> Complex-2, the launch took place during the 20th year anniversary> month of the first Delta II launch. The program's first launch took> place Feb. 14, 1989, from Space Launch Complex-17, Cape Canaveral AFS,> Fla., carrying a Global Positioning System satellite. > > NOAA-N Prime, following a 65 minute flight, was deployed on its> mission to improve weather forecasting and monitor environmental> events around the world. It's the last in the current series of five> polar-orbiting satellites with improved imaging and sounding> capabilities. Additionally, NOAA-N Prime carries instruments that> support the Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking System> (SARSAT), which relays emergency distress beacon information from> mariners and aviators to rescue teams. Since SARSAT was established in> 1982, more than 24,500 lives have been saved.> > "We are proud to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Delta II by> successfully launching this critically important spacecraft for both> NASA and NOAA and we congratulate our mission partners on their> success," said Jim Sponnick, vice president, Delta Product Line. "Now> with 138 successful launches, the Delta II is the proven worldwide> leader of the medium class market." > > During the past two decades, Delta II launched some of America's most> famous and successful missions. NASA's Mars rovers Spirit and> Opportunity, along with the Phoenix Mars Lander, were launched by> Delta II. Additionally, NASA missions such as Mars Odyssey, Messenger,> Dawn, GLAST, and THEMIS all began their journeys on a Delta II. For> the military, all current GPS satellites and numerous NRO missions> were launched in support of national defense by Delta II.> > Delta II has also launched 43 commercial missions, the most by any> U.S. launch vehicle. Building on this success, the Delta II product> line currently has 12 NASA, military and commercial missions scheduled> to launch through 2011.> > "Everyone associated with the Delta II product line can take pride in> its impressive success record and the contributions they made to> scientific exploration, national defense and economic prosperity since> 1989," Sponnick said. "Our Delta II team realizes they didn't do this> alone and only succeeded due to the tremendous support from our> government mission partners, suppliers and commercial customers."> > For the NOAA-N Prime mission, the spacecraft was launched on a Delta> II 7320-10C configuration vehicle featuring a ULA first stage booster> powered by a Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RS-27A main engine and three> Alliant Techsystems (ATK) strap-on solid rocket motors. An Aerojet> AJ10-118K engine powered the second stage. The payload was encased by> a 10-foot-diameter composite payload fairing. > > ULA's next launch is the March 5 NASA Kepler mission aboard a Delta II> from SLC-17. > > ULA program management, engineering, test and mission support> functions are headquartered in Denver, Colo. Manufacturing, assembly> and integration operations are located at Decatur, Ala., Harlingen,> Texas, San Diego, Calif., and Denver, Colo. Launch operations are> located at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., and Vandenberg Air> Force Base, Calif.> > For more information on the ULA joint venture, visit the ULA Web site> at www.ulalaunch.com, or call the ULA Launch Hotline at 1-877-ULA-4321> (852-4321).> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Copyright 2009 Brian Webb. All rights reserved. This newsletter may be> distributed in its entirety without restriction. Excerpts may not be> reprinted or posted elsewhere without prior permission.> > > ______________________________________________________________> Launch-Alert mailing list> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/launch-alert> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> Post: mailto:Launch-Alert at mailman.qth.net> > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
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