DELTA II BOOSTER BUILDUP AT LC-17A FOR MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR

[KSC-96C-11420.9]

  • Photo Number: KSC-96C-11420.9

  • Release Date: 20-Sep-1996

    • Description: At Launch Complex 17, Pad A, on Cape Canaveral Air Station, build-up begins of the Delta II expendable launch vehicle that will carry aloft the Mars Global Surveyor. Assembly of the three- stage rocket with its complement of nine strap-on solid rocket motors begins with erection of the Delta II first stage, shown here. Built by McDonnell Douglas, this Delta II is slated to lift off on Nov. 6 at the beginning of a 20-day launch window. The Mars Global Surveyor, built by Lockheed Martin, is slated for transfer to Complex 17 on Oct. 23 to be hoisted atop the Delta. It will already be mated to its solid propellant "upper stage" which is the Delta third stage. After integrated testing is complete, the nose fairing will be installed around the Surveyor as a final pre-launch milestone.

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