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Boeing Delta II Space Launch Complex 17 MER-B Fact Sheet
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Boeing Delta II Launches Opportunity Sending Second NASA Rover to Mars Boeing and NASA Scrub Delta II Launch of MER-B "Opportunity" Second Mars Rover Ready for Launch Aboard Boeing Delta II MER-B Media Kit cover Science Objective MER Will Follow the Water Science Instruments MER Roams the Red Planet Spacecraft Cruise Configuration Mission Description Flight Mode Description: Boost Phase Boost Profile Boost Sequence of Events Flight Mode Description Second and Third Stage Flight Mode Description Second and Third Stage (cont.) Second and Third Stage Flight Profile Second and Third Stage Sequence of Events MER-B Orbit Trace ( 93-deg Azimuth) MER-B Orbit Trace (99-deg Azimuth) Launch Decal
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Delta II Rocks!
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The Delta II 7925H-9.5, or Delta II Heavy launch vehicle configuration, is shown shrouded by the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The rocket will launch NASAs Mars Exploration Rover-B vehicle, named Opportunity, on June 28. The mission marks the inaugural launch of the Delta II Heavy.
The second stage of the Delta II 79 or Delta II Heavy launch vehicle, is being raised by a crane at Space La Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla. The rocket is schedule launch NASAs Mars Exploration Ro vehicle, named Opportunity, on Jun AJ10-118K second stage is develop Aerojet, and has contributed to the the Delta II.
NASAs Mars Exploration Rover-B vehicle, named Opportunity, scheduled for launch on June 28 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., is shown being raised by a crane to be placed on top of the Delta II 7925H-9.5, or Delta II Heavy launch vehicle. Opportunity is the second of two rover missions to Mars being launched by Delta II rockets in 2003 for NASA.
Opportunity, also known as Mars E Rover-B, is shown being integrated fairing of the Delta II 7925H-9.5, or Heavy launch vehicle, at Space Lau Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla. The launch, scheduled 28, is the first launch of the Delta II and will deploy Opportunity approxi minutes after liftoff.
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NASA Photo Technicians make final preparations to NASAs Mars Exploration Rover-B vehicle, named Opportunity, before its
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integration into the aeroshell that will protect it during its trip to Mars. Opportunity, scheduled for launch on June 28 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., will land on Mars on Jan. 25, 2004.
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Workers at Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., position two of the nine solid rocket booster systems into place before being mated to the Delta II 7925H-9.5, or Delta II Heavy launch vehicle. The Alliant Techsystems 64-inch-diameter stretched boosters will be used for NASAs Mars Exploration Rover-B mission, scheduled for launch on June 28.
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The Delta II 7925H-9.5, or Delta II Heavy launch vehicle configuration, is shown shrouded by the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The rocket will launch NASAs Mars Exploration Rover-B vehicle, named Opportunity, on June 28. The mission marks the inaugural launch of the Delta II Heavy.
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The second stage of the Delta II 7925H-9.5, or Delta II Heavy launch vehicle, is shown being raised by a crane at Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The rocket is scheduled to launch NASAs Mars Exploration Rover-B vehicle, named Opportunity, on June 28. The AJ10-118K second stage is developed by Aerojet, and has contributed to the success of the Delta II.
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NASAs Mars Exploration Rover-B vehicle, named Opportunity, scheduled for launch on June 28 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., is shown being raised by a crane to be placed on top of the Delta II 7925H-9.5, or Delta II Heavy launch vehicle. Opportunity is the second of two rover missions to Mars being launched by Delta II rockets in 2003 for NASA.
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NASA Photo Opportunity, also known as Mars Exploration Rover-B, is shown being integrated into the fairing of the Delta II 7925H-
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9.5, or Delta II Heavy launch vehicle, at Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The launch, scheduled for June 28, is the first launch of the Delta II Heavy and will deploy Opportunity approximately 80 minutes after liftoff.
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Prop Tank (2 places) Lander (stowed) Sun Sensor (5 places) Sun Sensor Electronics Module Star Scanner Cruise Electronics Module (CEM)
Second Stage
First Stage
Guidance Electronics Second-stage Miniskirt and Support Truss Helium Spheres Nitrogen Sphere Interstage Wiring Tunnel Fuel Tank Centerbody Section First-stage Oxidizer Tank Conical Section Fairing Access Door
Fairing
SRM Jettison (3) t = 2 min, 39.5 sec Alt = 36.5 nmi VI = 10,895 fps
SRM Jettison (3/3) t = 1 min, 20.5 sec and 1 min, 21.5 sec Alt = 13.7/13.9 nmi VI = 3,933/3,991 fps
SRM Impact
Liftoff
SRM Impact
Liftoff Mach 1 Maximum dynamic pressure Six solid motors burnout Air Lit solid motors ignition (3) Jettison three solid motors Jettison three solid motors Air Lit solid motor burnout Jettison three Air Lit solid motors Main engine cutoff (MECO) Stage I-II separation Stage II ignition Jettison fairing First cutoff Stage II (SECO-1)
0:00 0:29.6 0:38.8 1:16.4 1:19.0 1:20.5 1:21.5 2:35.7 2:39.5 4:23.5 4:31.5 4:37.0 4:42.0 8:47.8
0:00 0:29.6 0:38.8 1:16.4 1:19.0 1:20.5 1:21.5 2:35.7 2:39.5 4:23.5 4:31.5 4:37.0 4:42.0 8:48.4
Third-stage motor burn lasting 87.1 sec injects spacecraft into desired orbit. Yo-Yo de-spin weights deployed 5 sec prior to spacecraft separation. Spacecraft separated 6 min, 15 sec after third-stage ignition over Hawaii/Vandenberg (depending upon launch opportunity). Second stage will perform depletion burn to reduce stages orbital lifetime.
Stage II Restart 70 min, 8.6 sec 86.0 x 97.8-nmi orbit at 28.5-deg inclination
Stage II-III Separation Stage III Burnout (TECO) 73 min, 13.2 sec 75 min, 17.3 sec Targeting Interface Point 83 min, 50.2 sec Hp = 99.6 nmi C3 = 10.3457 km2/sec2 DLA = 2.8813 deg RLA = 340.1184 deg Earth
Note: Values shown are for the 93-deg flight azimuth 25 June 2003 launch date.
Begin maneuver to restart attitude End maneuver to restart attitude Begin thermal roll program End thermal program Stage II restart ignition Second cutoffStage II (SECO-2) Fire spin rockets Stage II-III separation Stage III ignition Stage III NCS enable Stage III burnout (TECO) Deploy Yo-Yo weights NCS disable Spacecraft separation Targeting interface point
11:40.0 15:30.0 16:00.0 68:08.0 70:08.6 72:20.2 73:10.2 73:13.2 73:50.2 73:50.2 75:17.3 80:00.2 80:05.2 83:50.2
11:40.0 15:30.0 16:00.0 64:26.0 67:56.8 70:08.8 70:58.3 71:01.3 71:38.3 71:38.3 73:05.4 77:48.3 77:53.3 81:38.3
75N
60N 45N Latitude (deg) 30N 15N 0 15S 30S 45S 60S
1= 2= 3= 4= 5= 6= 7= 8= Legend (time) MECO (4 min, 23.5 sec) SECO-1 (8 min, 47.8 sec) Restart Ign (70 min, 8.6 sec) SECO-2 (72 min, 20.2 sec) Stage-3 Ign (73 min, 50.2 sec) TECO (75 min, 17.3 sec) S/C Sep (80 min, 5.2 sec) Targeting Interface Point (83 min, 50.2 sec)
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ATOL KWAJ 4
HTS 6 5
3 P-3
75S 160W
100W
40W
80E
140E
160W
75N
60N 45N Latitude (deg) 30N 15N 0 15S 30S 45S 60S
1= 2= 3= 4= 5= 6= 7= 8= Legend (time) MECO (4 min, 23.5 sec) SECO-1 (8 min, 48.4 sec) Restart Ign (67 min, 56.8 sec) SECO-2 (70 min, 08.8 sec) Stage-3 Ign (71 min, 38.3 sec) TECO (73 min, 05.4 sec) S/C Sep (77 min, 53.3 sec) Targeting Interface Point (81 min, 38.3 sec)
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TEL4 1
2 ANT KWAJ 3
75S 160W
100W
40W
80E
140E
160W
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