Date: Fri, 9 Sep 94 04:30:42 PDT From: Ham-Space Mailing List and Newsgroup Errors-To: Ham-Space-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Ham-Space@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Ham-Space Digest V94 #249 To: Ham-Space Ham-Space Digest Fri, 9 Sep 94 Volume 94 : Issue 249 Today's Topics: DSS Mail Order Outlets listen in on space shuttle in Michigan? STS-64 ATL STS-64 Earth Obs Database STS-64 MacSPOC Checkpoint #0 Send Replies or notes for publication to: Send subscription requests to: Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Ham-Space Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/ham-space". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 08 Sep 94 08:31:27 EST From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!slacc.com!sraike@network.ucsd.edu Subject: DSS Mail Order Outlets To: ham-space@ucsd.edu Does anyone know of a mail order outlet with RCA DSS systems in stock? I live in St. Louis and the systems might not be available until the first of the year. I'm anxious. Thanks, Stu sraike@slacc.com -- SLACC STACK BBS - St. Louis, Missouri USA The Bulletin Board Service of the St. Louis Area Computer Club For information, email to: server@slacc.com Subject: HELP +1 314.367.1903 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Sep 1994 19:56:13 -0400 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!haven.umd.edu!cs.umd.edu!newsfeed.gsfc.nasa.gov!n3kwu.gsfc.nasa.gov!user@network.ucsd.edu Subject: listen in on space shuttle in Michigan? To: ham-space@ucsd.edu In article , ncschult@vela.acs.oakland.edu (N C Schultheiss) wrote: > I have a very long list of freqs.Iwant to know if I can listen in while > the shuttle is up next week?I have a pro 43. > > Thanks in advance,NCS Don't know about local stuff but if you have an HF reciever we will be on 3,860 and 7,185 KHz 14,295 and 21,395 KHz during the mission of STS-64 Jim Blackwell, N3KWU President, Goddard Amateur Radio Club ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Sep 1994 22:41:08 -0400 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!sundog.tiac.net!si.tiac.net!user@network.ucsd.edu Subject: STS-64 ATL To: ham-space@ucsd.edu MacSPOC Users- The enclosed attitude time line (ATL) reflects STS-64 prelaunch planning and is only accessed by MacSPOC v1.5. To access the ATL by default whenever v1.5 loads, store it in the same folder as the MacSPOC application using the name "ATL". -Dan Adamo adamod@aol.com ========cut here=========== 000/00:30:00.000 OMS - 2 INTL 332.000 120.000 24.000 000/01:12:00.000 Post Insertion LVLH 0.000 180.000 270.000 000/03:46:00.000 +X RCS Orb Trim INTL 236.000 182.000 326.000 000/04:10:00.000 LVLH Hold LVLH 89.860 16.280 15.080 000/04:28:00.000 +X RCS Orb Circ INTL 302.000 9.000 3.000 000/04:55:00.000 IMU Align INTL 305.000 13.000 11.000 000/05:10:00.000 LITE Checkout LVLH 90.000 90.000 85.000 000/16:45:00.000 IMU Align INTL 290.000 54.000 29.000 000/17:05:00.000 LITE Run A LVLH 185.000 0.000 0.000 000/22:00:00.000 H2O Dump LVLH 0.000 180.000 90.000 001/04:35:00.000 LITE Run B LVLH 355.000 180.000 0.000 001/14:50:00.000 LITE Run C/D LVLH 90.000 90.000 85.000 002/19:11:00.000 LMT Setup LVLH 0.000 215.000 90.000 002/19:16:00.000 Sweep Setup LVLH 185.000 0.000 0.000 002/19:55:00.000 Sweep Mnvr 1 LVLH 210.000 0.000 0.000 002/19:55:13.000 Sweep Mnvr 2 LVLH 150.000 0.000 0.000 002/19:55:43.000 Sweep Mnvr 3 LVLH 210.000 0.000 0.000 002/19:56:13.000 Sweep Mnvr 4 LVLH 185.000 0.000 0.000 002/21:25:00.000 Sweep Mnvr 1 LVLH 210.000 0.000 0.000 002/21:25:13.000 Sweep Mnvr 2 LVLH 150.000 0.000 0.000 002/21:25:43.000 Sweep Mnvr 3 LVLH 210.000 0.000 0.000 002/21:26:13.000 Sweep Mnvr 4 LVLH 185.000 0.000 0.000 003/02:55:00.000 IMU -Z COAS INTL 113.000 312.000 319.000 003/03:35:00.000 LITE Run E LVLH 5.000 180.000 0.000 003/13:20:00.000 AMOS PRCS-ZERO LVLH 34.500 180.000 0.000 003/13:51:00.000 H2O Dump LVLH 0.000 180.000 90.000 003/22:24:00.000 SPARTAN Deploy INTL 318.800 209.900 43.190 003/23:50:00.000 SEP 3 +X RCS INTL 124.000 11.000 22.000 004/00:10:00.000 LITE Run F LVLH 175.000 0.000 0.000 004/14:59:00.000 IMU Align INTL 305.000 13.000 11.000 004/15:15:00.000 LITE Run G LVLH 90.000 90.000 85.000 004/20:30:00.000 LMT Setup LVLH 0.000 215.000 90.000 004/20:35:00.000 LITE Run G LVLH 90.000 90.000 85.000 004/21:50:00.000 LMT Setup LVLH 0.000 215.000 90.000 004/21:55:00.000 LITE Run G LVLH 90.000 90.000 85.000 004/23:20:00.000 LMT Setup LVLH 0.000 215.000 90.000 004/23:25:00.000 LITE Run G LVLH 90.000 90.000 85.000 004/23:38:00.000 LMT Setup LVLH 0.000 215.000 90.000 004/23:43:35.000 LITE Run G/H LVLH 90.000 90.000 85.000 005/13:24:00.000 IMU Align INTL 305.000 13.000 11.000 005/13:45:00.000 -ZLV Nose South LVLH 0.000 180.000 90.000 005/17:07:00.000 +X RCS NC4 INTL 278.000 93.000 19.000 005/17:31:00.000 -Y Target Track LVLH 90.000 280.000 0.000 005/19:33:00.000 RADAR Target Track LVLH 325.000 270.000 0.000 005/20:32:00.000 Post Ti -Z Trk LVLH 0.000 270.000 0.000 005/21:05:00.000 -Z Target Track LVLH 0.000 300.000 0.000 005/21:08:00.000 Inertial Approach INTL 146.000 209.000 353.000 005/22:35:00.000 Post Grapple LVLH 0.000 180.000 0.000 006/00:10:00.000 OMS HITE INTL 210.000 347.000 340.000 006/00:32:00.000 LVLH Hold LVLH 0.770 197.460 359.680 006/01:00:00.000 OMS CIRC INTL 151.000 167.000 20.000 006/01:20:00.000 H2O Dump LVLH 0.000 180.000 90.000 006/03:15:00.000 LITE Run I LVLH 185.000 0.000 0.000 006/13:17:00.000 IMU Align INTL 104.000 305.000 334.000 006/13:37:00.000 SAFER -ZLV LVLH 0.000 180.000 270.000 006/18:30:00.000 Prec Flt Setup LVLH 307.450 52.550 324.070 006/18:40:00.000 Inertial Hold INTL 82.410 218.500 34.990 006/19:00:00.000 SAFER -ZLV LVLH 0.000 180.000 270.000 006/20:25:00.000 Prec Flt Setup LVLH 307.450 52.550 324.070 006/20:35:00.000 Inertial Hold INTL 128.160 294.960 359.400 006/20:55:00.000 SAFER -ZLV LVLH 0.000 180.000 270.000 007/02:00:00.000 LITE Run J LVLH 270.000 270.000 85.000 007/13:15:00.000 LITE Run X LVLH 270.000 90.000 275.000 007/20:35:00.000 SOPA-H2O-ROMPS LVLH 0.000 180.000 85.000 008/14:30:00.000 FCS Checkout LVLH 275.000 90.000 0.000 008/18:05:00.000 H2O Dump LVLH 0.000 180.000 85.000 009/00:40:00.000 IMU Align INTL 308.000 35.000 355.000 009/01:00:00.000 HUD Cal INTL 308.000 33.000 341.000 009/01:24:00.000 -ZLV ROMPS LVLH 0.000 180.000 90.000 009/12:43:00.000 IMU Align INTL 308.000 35.000 355.000 009/13:05:00.000 -ZLV Nose South LVLH 0.000 180.000 90.000 009/14:50:00.000 Rad Coldsoak INTL 126.620 4.120 352.810 009/16:08:00.000 D-O IMU Align INTL 185.000 205.000 346.000 009/16:24:00.000 D-O IMU Verif INTL 54.000 134.000 14.000 009/16:30:00.000 D-O Thermal INTL 88.000 332.000 357.000 009/18:51:00.000 D-O Burn KSC INTL 207.000 350.000 324.000 009/19:10:00.000 MM 303 INTL 136.000 215.000 4.000 009/19:31:00.000 MM 304 LVLH 0.000 40.000 0.000 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Sep 1994 22:39:56 -0400 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!sundog.tiac.net!si.tiac.net!user@network.ucsd.edu Subject: STS-64 Earth Obs Database To: ham-space@ucsd.edu MacSPOC Users- The enclosed earth observations site database will be used by STS-64's crew during their upcoming mission. To access the database by default whenever MacSPOC loads, store it in the same folder as the MacSPOC application using the name "Earth Obs". -Dan Adamo adamod@aol.com ========cut here=========== C040 Edmonton, Canada 53.5 -113.5 12 C048 St. Johns, Newfoundland 47.5 -52.8 80 T052 Scottish Highlands 57.0 -4.5 12 T059 Alps 46.5 10.5 12 T060 Rhine Graben/German Deforestation 49.3 10.0 12 T066 Dinaric Alps 44.5 17.0 12 T213 Australian Alps -36.0 148.5 6 T215 Tasmania -42.0 146.5 6 T216 North Island -38.0 175.5 6 T252 Coastal/Cascade Range 44.5 -122.5 12 T268 Nebraska Sand Hills 42.0 -102.0 12 T274 Chicago - Milwaukee Area 42.5 -88.0 12 T284 Newfound./Nova Scotia Fault Zone 47.0 -61.5 80 T422 Iberian Peninsula 39.0 -4.5 18 T575 Lake Winnipeg/Manitoba 52.0 -99.0 12 W018 Black Sea, Bosporus 43.0 33.0 6 W020 Sea Of Azov 46.0 37.0 12 W021 Caspian Sea 42.0 50.0 6 X004 Great Wall of China 38.0 107.8 30 X023 Melbourne -37.9 145.0 6 X028 London, England 51.3 -0.1 12 X029 Dublin, Ireland 53.2 -6.2 12 X030 Edinburgh, Scotland 55.6 -3.1 12 X031 Glasgow, Scotland 55.5 -4.2 12 X032 Salisbury, England 51.1 -1.5 12 X033 Paris, France 48.5 2.2 12 X034 Madrid, Spain 40.2 -3.4 18 X035 Rome, Italy 41.5 12.3 12 X036 Athens, Greece 37.6 23.4 12 X037 Oslo, Norway 59.6 10.5 12 X038 Cairo, Egypt 30.0 31.2 12 X039 Vienna, Austria 48.1 16.2 12 X040 Southwest Wisconsin 43.5 -90.0 12 X041 Cold Lake AFB, Alberta 54.3 -110.2 12 X042 Guadalcanal -9.7 160.3 6 X043 Angola/Namibia Border -17.6 19.0 18 X044 Fraser Island -25.2 153.2 6 X045 Chernobyl 51.3 30.3 12 X046 Regina, Saskatchewan 50.4 -104.4 12 X047 Boise, Idaho 43.7 -116.2 12 X048 Helena, Montana 46.7 -112.0 12 X049 Bismarck, North Dakota 46.8 -100.8 12 X050 Pierre, South Dakota 44.4 -100.3 12 X051 Lincoln, Nebraska 40.8 -96.7 12 X052 Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota 45.0 -93.3 12 X053 Rarotonga -21.3 -159.8 6 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Sep 1994 22:38:39 -0400 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!sundog.tiac.net!si.tiac.net!user@network.ucsd.edu Subject: STS-64 MacSPOC Checkpoint #0 To: ham-space@ucsd.edu MacSPOC Users- The enclosed checkpoint will become valid at 0/04:48 MET following an ontime, nominal STS-64 launch Friday, September 9 at 3:30 PM CDT. The checkpoint reflects prelaunch planning for 2 small trim burns executed shortly beforehand and should be approximately correct following the OMS-2 burn at 0/00:38 MET. The prime end-of-mission deorbit opportunity is to KSC on Orbit 158 at 9/19:06 MET, with landing on Orbit 159 at 9/20:01 MET, or 11:31 AM CDT, Monday, September 19. Discovery's primary STS-64 payload is the LIDAR In Space Technology Experiment (LITE). Operating at both visible and invisible wavelengths, LITE will beam laser energy earthward from Discovery to detect scattered or reflected signals from the ground, clouds, and atmospheric particles using a 1-meter telescope in the payload bay. The success of LITE will have important implications for the atmospheric sciences, particularly meteorology. Although visible laser pulses could damage the eye if viewed through telescopes with apertures larger than 6 inches, this hazard is considered remote. It is only present under clear skies for an observer located within the laser's beam width. On the ground, this beam width is about 1000 feet in diameter, with successive pulses spaced about every 2400 feet. As a precaution for the astronomical community, NASA will be posting detailed STS-64 trajectory information to the sci.space.shuttle Internet news group. At approximately 3/23:15 MET, Discovery's crew will release the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN 201) satellite from the Remote Manipulator System (RMS). The sun's corona will be studied by SPARTAN 201's instruments at ranges up to about 100 nm from Discovery until it's retrieved around 5/22:30 MET. ------------------------------ Date: (null) From: (null) Among the many STS-64 secondary payloads is the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX). Contacts with schools and amateur radio operators worldwide are to be made using licensed crewmembers or a "robot" mode in which earthbound calls are automatically acknowledged, then logged aboard Discovery. MacSPOC v1.5 users will want to make note of a TDRSS configuration change tentatively planned from about 7/01:45 (Orbit 114) to 8/03:05 (Orbit 131) MET. Since MacSPOC v1.5 was published early last year, nearly all Shuttle operations have been supported by TDRSS elements stationed at 174 W and 41 W longitude. During this period, however, support will come from elements at 171 W and 46 W. This will lengthen the Zone Of Exclusion (ZOE) loss of contact with Discovery by a couple minutes. To follow the current TDRSS configuration during STS-64, be prepared to select "GeoSat Status..." from MacSPOC's "Update" menu. Refined TDRSS support schedules will be uploaded if they become available for release during the mission. -Dan Adamo adamod@aol.com ========cut here=========== Orbit 4 Predicted Post-Trim-2 Burn 1994 252 ( 9- 9) 20 30 .000 1994 253 ( 9-10) 1 17 53.646 0.244960555478D+07 0.145346639919D+00 1 4 0.323218300000D+07 -0.114394810000D+08 0.182439360000D+08 0.245461180000D+05 0.657777500000D+04 -0.224000000000D+03 2750.0 229966.0 79.00 2.72 ------------------------------ End of Ham-Space Digest V94 #249 ******************************