Boeing Delta III Rocket Successfully Places Data-Gathering Payload into Orbit.Business Editors CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) is the East Coast space launch facility of the United States Department of Defense. Located on Cape Canaveral in the State of Florida, it depends on Patrick Air Force Base, home of the 45th Space Wing. CCAFS is adjacent to the John F. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2000 A data-gathering, simulated payload was successfully placed into orbit Wednesday aboard a Boeing Delta III rocket The Delta III rocket was an expendable launch vehicle made by Boeing. The first Delta III launch was on August 26 1998. Of its three flights, the first two were failures, and the third—which succeeded—carried only a dummy (inert) payload. . The launch vehicle lifted off at 7:05 a.m. EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT . Instruments aboard the 9,480-pound satellite will provide information to further validate Boeing baseline data on launch vehicle performance. Engineers will begin tracking the payload for satellite studies by the U.S. Air Force and the University of Colorado University of Colorado may refer to:
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Designated DM-F3 for Delta Mission-Flight 3, the payload was designed to match the mass and frequency characteristics of common commercial communication satellites sized for Delta III. Thus, the interaction during flight between an actual payload and the Delta III was accurately duplicated. Boeing modified the payload to assist U.S. Air Force engineers in the calibration and testing of electro-optical space imaging systems. Reflective surfaces on the simulated satellite also provide laser cross-section targets at both visible and infrared wavelengths. In addition, the DM-F3 payload will be used by the Air Force to verify its thermal standards and models for satellites. Verification of models used to predict payload dynamics will be accomplished by viewing the spin rate of the payload. In addition, the University of Colorado Center for Astrodynamics as·tro·dy·nam·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The dynamics of natural and human-made bodies in outer space. as Research plans to analyze data to determine the effect of the orbital environment on the payload. Delta III was designed to address the growing size of commercial satellites and move Boeing out of its role as a niche player in the launch industry. The Delta III can carry to geosynchronous transfer orbit 4,800 pounds (3,800 kg), or twice the payload of the Delta II This article is about the rocket. For the submarine see Delta class submarine. Delta II is a space launch system originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas, then later built by Integrated Defense Systems division of Boeing. . A larger fairing to house bigger payloads and a new cryogenically propelled upper stage with a Pratt & Whitney-built single engine is used by Delta III. The vehicle uses existing components and infrastructure similar to that used with the Delta II launch. Delta III engineering, manufacturing and program management are led by Boeing Expendable Launch Systems based in Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. , Calif., with final assembly in Pueblo, Colo. The Delta launch team at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station handles launch coordination and operations. Boeing manufactures the Delta III main engine, the RS-27A, in Canoga Park, Calif. Major Delta III suppliers include: Alliant Techsystems Alliant Techsystems NYSE: ATK is a major US aerospace and defense contractor with sales of approximately USD $3.6 billion (fiscal year 2007) [1] and strong positions in propulsion, composite structures, munitions, precision capabilities, and civil and sporting Inc., Magna, Utah, strap-on solid rocket motors; Pratt & Whitney, West Palm Beach, Fla., RL10B-2 cryogenic upper-stage engine; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagoya, Japan, 13-foot (4-meter) fuel tanks; and L3 communications, Teterboro, N.J., Redundant Inertial Flight Control Assembly avionics system. |
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