GLAST Mission Status:
GLAST flight hardware is currently
under fabrication around the globe. Components of the satellite and its instruments
are being developed in Italy, Germany, Sweden, Japan, and in the United States.
The spacecraft will be built by SpectrumAstro Inc.
Integration of the components into the satellite will occur in 2006. After
that, the satellite will be tested and integrated in its Delta II rocket. Liftoff
will occur from Cape Canaveral in 2007. GLAST will then settle into an orbit
at an altitude of 550 km and an inclination of 28.5 degrees. It will orbit the
Earth once every 95 minutes. Once launched, it has a nominal orbital lifetime
of five years, and an operating goal of ten years.
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