BY JUSTIN RAY

Follow the preparations and launch of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket with the Canadian SciSat 1 ozone research spacecraft. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission.
Flight data file
Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Payload: SciSat 1
Launch date: August 12, 2003
Launch window: 10:04-11:01 p.m. EDT (0204-0301 GMT on 13th)
Mission staging site: Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
Satellite broadcast: AMC 9, Transponder 9, C-band

Story on stage
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