>In a message dated Fri, 28 Jun 2002 2:32:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, gene.heyler@jhuapl.edu writes: >> The launch of NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft aboard a >> Boeing Delta II rocket has been postponed to no earlier than Wednesday, >> July 3. >Delta II's are noted for their fuel dumps. Is there one >planned for the CONTOUR launch. If so, how long after launch? >Cheers, >Don Gardner 39.1799 N, 76.8406 W, 100m ASL CONTOUR separates at launch+63 minutes, approximately over the Gulf of Carpinteria in northern Australia, in daylight. 3rd stage nutation damping system blowdown (fuel dump) occurs approximately 90 minutes after launch, also in daylight, on outbound leg of highly elliptical orbit. -- Gene Heyler ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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