At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, with the determination of a January 17, 2016, launch date for Jason-3, the spacecraft is being mated to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket today. Launch time is 10:42:18 a.m. PST. The electrical connections with the launch vehicle will be established tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 15. Work to begin encapsulation into payload fairing will begin January 5.
Источник: https://blogs.nasa.gov/jason-3/2015/12/15/engineers-attaching-jason-3-spacecraft-to-falcon-9-rocket/ | 
