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RockSat-C 2014 Schedule

This schedule provides the dates for all deliverables and important deadlines for the 2014 RockSat-C program. This schedule is subject to change, and this online version supercedes the schedule in the User's Guide. The last update was made: February 21, 2014. Presentation dates may vary from team to team. Questions can be directed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Fall 2013 Schedule

8/2/2013	1st Information Teleconference for RockSat-C and RockSat-X
8/2/2013	RockSat Payload User’s Guide Released
9/13/2013	2nd Information Teleconference for RockSat-C and RockSat-X
9/20/2013	Deadline to submit Intent to Fly Form
9/25/2013	Initial Down Selections Made, Welcome Package sent out
10/7/2013	Conceptual Design Review (CoDR) Due
10/7/2013	Conceptual Design Review (CoDR) Teleconference
10/14/2013	Earnest Payment of $1,000 Due
10/21-25/13	CoDR-PDR Progress Update Telecons
10/28/2013	Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Due
10/28-11/1	Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Teleconference
11/15-19/2013	PDR-CDR Progress Update Telecons
12/2/2013	Critical Design Review (CDR) Due
12/2-6/2013	Critical Design Review (CDR) Teleconference

Spring 2014 Schedule

1/17/2014	Final Down Select—Flights Awarded
1/24/2014	Progress Update Telecons
2/17/2014	Subsystem Testing Review Due
2/17-21/2014	Subsystem Testing Review Teleconference
2/17/2014	First payment due
3/10/2014	Progress Update Telecons
3/31/2014	Integrated Subsystem Testing Review Due
3/31/14-4/4/14	Integrated Subsystem Testing Review Teleconference
4/7/2014	Final payment due
4/14/2014	RockSat Payload Canisters sent to customers pending receipt of final payment
5/7/2014	Weekly Teleconference 4
5/12/2014	Full Mission Simulation Test Report Presentation Due
5/12-16/2014	Full Mission Simulation Test Report Presentation Telecon
5/14/2014	Weekly Teleconference 5
5/21/2014	Weekly Teleconference 6
5/28/2014	Weekly Teleconference 7 (FMSTR 2)
6/2-6/2014	Launch Readiness Review Presentations
6/18/2014	Travel to Wallops Flight Facility
6/19/2014	Visual Inspections at Refuge Inn
06/(20-24)/2014	Integration/Vibration at Wallops
6/25/2014	Presentations to next year’s RockSat
6/26/2014	Launch Day!!

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