The Intelsat 14 satellite Launch Readiness Review (LLR), Part 1, was held Monday, 5 October, between Intelsat representatives and Space Systems/Loral (SS/L). The purpose of this meeting is to review the activities and test results following the shipment of the Intelsat 14 satellite to its launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and to verify that all paperwork associated with the satellite from its almost three years of design, fabrication and testing has been satisfactorily closed out.
A successful conclusion from this meeting is consent to load propellants onto the onboard tanks. Once the tanks are loaded, any work on or around the satellite becomes a hazardous operation.
An additional day of preparations is needed before we are ready to begin loading propellants, which will start on Thursday, 8 October, with oxidizer.
The “dry” mass of the satellite was measured today, and compared within approximately 1% of the SS/L-predicted dry mass. The final measured values will be plugged into calculations to arrive at the exact total quantities of oxidizer and fuel that will be loaded later this week.
Part 2 of the LRR will be held after loading to confirm the “wet” mass, and to ensure that everything is ready to begin joint operations with the Atlas V launcher.
~ Contributed by Daniel Lilienstein, Intelsat 14 Program Manager, Space Systems Acquisition, blogging from Cape Canaveral, Florida
A successful conclusion from this meeting is consent to load propellants onto the onboard tanks. Once the tanks are loaded, any work on or around the satellite becomes a hazardous operation.
An additional day of preparations is needed before we are ready to begin loading propellants, which will start on Thursday, 8 October, with oxidizer.
The “dry” mass of the satellite was measured today, and compared within approximately 1% of the SS/L-predicted dry mass. The final measured values will be plugged into calculations to arrive at the exact total quantities of oxidizer and fuel that will be loaded later this week.
Part 2 of the LRR will be held after loading to confirm the “wet” mass, and to ensure that everything is ready to begin joint operations with the Atlas V launcher.
~ Contributed by Daniel Lilienstein, Intelsat 14 Program Manager, Space Systems Acquisition, blogging from Cape Canaveral, Florida
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