1998 MARS SURVEYOR PROJECT STATUS REPORT September 22, 1998 John McNamee Mars Surveyor 98 Project Manager Mars Climate Orbiter (In Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility (SAEF-2) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC)): The orbiter system aliveness test (first power on at KSC) was completed except for a portion involving the star camera (will be picked up on Thursday). Training and procedure development in preparation for orbiter fueling activities are in process. The near term schedule is as follows: Sep 23-24 RCS REM Functional and Flow Check Sep 25 Pressurize Helium Tank Sep 27-28 Load Hydrazine Sep 28-29 Launch/Init ORT Tabletop Sep 29-30 Load Oxidizer Mars Polar Lander (in Denver, Colorado): The lander PDDU and C&DH boxes were removed from the lander and the boxes were opened for inspection for cracked diodes and excess conformal coating. Preparations continue for the shipment of the lander to KSC on Oct 1. A formal commitment from the Air Force for the C-17 aircraft required to transport the lander on Oct 1 has not been received yet. The near term schedule is as follows: Sep 23 Inspect PDDU and C&DH for cracked diodes Sep 24-25 DST #2 performance checkout Sep 24-26 Lander packing and shipping preps Sep 25-26 Ship lander EGSE Sep 24-Oct 2 Prep, Pack, Ship lander MGSE Sep 28-Oct 9 Set up and checkout EGSE at KSC Sep 28 Set up lander clean room tent in SAEF-2 Sep 30 Transport lander to Buckley AFB and load onto C-19 Oct 01 Lander arrives at KSC ~3:00 am

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