This is Delta Launch Control at T-70 minutes and counting. Everything continues to go well with our countdown.
We have proceeded to begin the process to load liquid oxygen onto the vehicle and that is about three minutes into that process.
We will complete the LOX loading prior to coming, entering the T-20 minute built-in hold,
which will be the first of two remaining built-in holds in our countdown today.
Right now, we have a tape that was taken yesterday afternoon of the gantry rollback at the Space Launch
Complex number 2. Again, this video was taken late yesterday afternoon as we were preparing for our launch this morning.
The Delta vehicle that will carry CALIPSO and CloudSat into space consists of several major assemblies. We have the first stage,
which includes four strap-on solid rocket motors.
The second stage and the two-piece composite payload fairing that encases both of our spacecraft that are on board.
The Delta II launch vehicle is about 125 feet tall and 8 feet in diameter. And again, we have four strap-on motors.
These four motors will be, will burn out at about 64 seconds in the flight and they'll be jettisoned about 18 seconds after burnout.
And we're back live now, with pictures of the Delta II vehicle at the pad.
Again, everything continues to flow smoothly this morning, and launch remains scheduled to occur on time.
The exact launch time is 3:02 and 40 seconds a.m. Pacific time.
That's 3:02 a.m. plus 40 seconds. With about, we're four minutes into our LOX flow activities. Everything continues to go well.
No issues are being discussed by the launch team, and the weather forecasters have give us a, given us a perfect forecast.
There is zero chance of any violation on the weather front. At T- 67 minutes, 40 seconds and counting, this is Delta Launch Control.