The March 1 attempt was aborted about a minute before drop.
| 11:45pm | After six passes, the attitude is not stabilizing. WIRE engineers are troubleshooting the problem. |
| 8:35pm | After two passes, WIRE is looking good! The solar arrays are deployed, the primary vent is open, and temperatures look good. The attitude is stabilizing but WIRE isn't power positive yet. |
| 7:26pm | Contact from McMurdo! |
| 7:00pm | The launch was visible from Vandenberg. Everything is nominal! The first pass, over McMurdo, will occur in about 20 minutes. |
| 6:57pm | Drop! |
| 6:49pm | The `L-7' mark. Everything is nominal. |
| 6:44pm | Transition spacecraft to internal power. |
| 6:36pm | Begin configuring payload for drop. |
| 6:32pm | The `L-25' mark. Everything is nominal. |
| 5:55pm | The L-1011 has taken off! |
| 5:45pm | The L-1011 and the F-18 chase plane are preparing for take off. |
| 5:15pm | The L-1011 is stopped on the runway; we're in a 30 minute `built-in hold'. |
| 5:08pm | The L-1011 started to taxi. |
| 4:30pm | The L-1011 is starting its engines. |
| 4:20pm | Weather report: conditions are green and expected to remain green. It is clear and windy on the runway at Vandenberg. |
| 3:47pm | Fairing closeout is complete. |
| 3:20pm | Spacecraft checkout is complete. |
| 2:57pm | Spacecraft power up. |
| 2:30pm | The countdown is proceding. The vehicle is ahead of schedule; the instrument closeout is on schedule. The WIRE spacecraft will power up when the instrument closeout completes, in about a half hour. |
| 2:00pm | Pegasus is powering up. |
| 1:20pm | Open checklist. |
| 1:15pm | Voice check. |
| 1:00pm | On station. |
| 12:15pm | Instrument liquid Helium disconnect. |
| 11:00am | Spacecraft closeout. |
| 8:00am | Start battery top-off. |