(Norfolk, VA) It was released today by the UASO Board of Directors that Intrpid-1 is "set in stone" to launch on Saturday March 21, 2009 at 12 pm EST/5 pm GMT. The Titan-34D launch vehicle has been selected as the workhorse of the Intrepid program.Intrepid-1 is the first launch of the Titan-34D launch vehicle and will serve as an operational test of the core stages of the launch vehicle. The Titan-34D is composed of two Titan UA1206 solid rocket boosters, which comprises its "zero stage". These boosters lift the Titan-34D stack for a total of 114 seconds before jettisoning. Stage One of the launch vehicle is composed of the Titan 3B-1 stage, which utilizes two LR-87-11 main engines. Burn time of stage One is 161 seconds. Stage Two of the launch vehicle is comprised of the Titan3B-2 stage, which utilizes one LR-91-11 liquid fueled engine. Total payload capacity of the Titan-34D with no attached upper-stage is 14,515 kg to a low earth orbit (LEO- 185 km). The Intrepid-1 mission will not be utilizing an upper-stage due to this mission being an OPTEST of the launch vehicles' first three core stages.
Live audio and video coverage of the launch will be provided for via the UASO web site located at http://www.vuaso.org. Links to the live feeds will be provided on the day of the launch. Stay tuned for updates!
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