Steve Mansfield Public Information Manager (203) 666-1541, Ext. 240 SAREX FACT SHEET -- STS-64 WHO: Space Shuttle Discovery crew WHAT: Talk via Amateur Radio with students on earth. WHERE: Earth Orbit. Inclination 57 degrees. Altitude 259 kilometers. WHEN: September 9, 1994 (9 day mission) WHY: As part of the Shuttle Amateur Radio EXperiment (SAREX) component of the STS-64 mission. LAUNCH: Scheduled for September 9, 1994 at 16:30 EDT (2030 UTC) from the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida. AMATEUR RADIO LICENSED CREW MEMBERS: Richard N. Richards, KB5SIW, Commander L. Blaine Hammond Jr., TBD, Pilot Jerry M. Linenger, TBD, Mission Specialist PAYLOAD: Primary Payload--Lidar In-Space Technology Experiment (LITE-1). Crewmembers will image the Earth's surface using lasers carried in this payload. Secondary Payload--Shuttle Amateur Radio EXperiment or SAREX, configuration B (see last page). Using the SAREX payload, crewmembers will make radio contact with Amateur (or "ham") Radio operators and student groups around the world. NASA's intent in making astronauts available for SAREX operations is to involve the largest possible numbers of people, particularly youngsters, in technology and the US space program with the help of ham radio. SAREX The American Radio Relay League (ARRL), The Radio SPONSORS: Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) and The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). SAREX is supported by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). SAREX RADIO FREQUENCIES:The crew will use separate receive and transmit frequencies. PLEASE do not transmit on the Shuttle's DOWNLINK frequency. Voice Downlink: (Worldwide) 145.55 MHz Voice Uplink: 144.91, 144.93, 144.95, 144.97, and 144.99 MHz Voice Uplink: (Europe only) 144.70, 144.75, 144.80 MHz Packet Downlink: 145.55 MHz Packet Uplink: 144.49 MHz HAM RADIO CALL SIGNS: FM voice call sign KB5SIW FM packet call sign W5RRR-1 QSL VIA: Send reports and QSLs to ARRL EAD, STS-64 QSL, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111, USA. Include the following information in your QSL or report: STS-64, date, time in UTC, frequency and mode (FM voice or packet). In addition, you must also include a SASE using a large, business-sized envelope if you wish to receive a card. Nashua Area Radio Club in New Hampshire has generously volunteered to manage the cards for this mission. INFORMATION:ARRL (Newington, CT) Amateur Radio station (call sign W1AW) news bulletins (9:45 PM, 12:45 AM EST) on HF bands at 3.99, 7.29, 14.29, 18.16, 21.39, 28.59 and VHF at 147.555 MHz. Goddard Amateur Radio Club (Greenbelt, MD) Amateur Radio station (call sign WA3NAN) news and retransmissions on Amateur Radio high frequency (HF) bands at 3.86, 7.185, 14.295, 21.395, and 28.65 megahertz (MHz) and on very high frequency (VHF) bands at 147.45 MHz. GARC also maintains a Bulletin Board System (BBS) which is accessible via the Internet, modem and packet radio. The BBS contains Keplerian orbital elements updated daily, AMSAT and SAREX bulletins and Space Shuttle mission information. via Internet: wa3nan.gsfc.nasa.gov or 128.183.105.17 via phone: (301) 286-4137 via packet: WA3NAN on 145.090 MHz in DC area. SHUTTLE TRACKING: Current Keplerian elements to track the Shuttle are available from the NASA Spacelink computer information system BBS (205) 895-0028 and the ARRL BBS (203) 666-0578. Also, the JSC ARC BBS will have the latest element sets available during the STS-64 flight. The number is (713) 244-5625, 9600 baud or less. See end of document for Keplerian element set JSC-005. PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Grizzly Hill School PO Box 529 North San Juan, CA 95960 Contact: David Samuels WK: (916) 265-9052 HM: (916) 292-3822 The Branson School Box 887 Ross, CA 94957 Contact: Roger McGehee, KC6NKF WK: (415) 454-3636 HM: (415)454-9448 (after 8/29/94) Crystal Lake South Elementary 601 Golf Road Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Contact: Sal Decina, N9NJF WK (708) 576-8014 HM (815) 455-4652 Morocco Elementary School 200 South Lincoln Morocco, IN 47963 Contact: Gary Stein, N9GBM WK (219) 722-8266 HM (219) 583-3947 Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School 13725 Briarwood Drive Laurel, MD 20708 Contact: Richard Downes, N3MJA WK (301) 725-8311 HM (301) 776-6810 Springfield Plains Elementary Clarkston, MI 48346 Contact: Linda Linenger HM (817) 921-9278 Francis Howell North High School 2549 Hackmann Road St. Charles, MO 63302 Contact: Ron Ochu, KO0Z WK (314) 441-2707 HM (314) 278-2510 Central Square Middle School 1150 U.S. Route 11 Central Square, NY 13036 Contact: James Kuhl, N2STK WK (315) 668-4216 HM (315) 471-3770 STEP/Star Schools - Young Astronauts 4022 East Broadway Spokane, WA 99202 Contact: Paulette Crowley WK: (509) 536-2180 Middleton Grange School 50 Acacia Avenue, Christchurch 4 New Zealand Contact: Grant Rawstorn, ZL3JG WK: (011) 64-3-364-8695 HM: (011) 64-3-348-5270 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:Tracy Bedlack, N1QDO, Educational Activities Department, American Radio Relay League 203-666-1541 email: ead@arrl.org Configuration B - SAREX configuration B consists only of the handheld transceiver, I/F module, spare battery set, SAREX headset assembly, personal tape recorder, and the window antenna. It is capable only of exchanging voice communications with amateur stations within LOS of the Orbiter. Configuration B can be operated only in the attended mode. The payload control weights are as follows: Configuration B 35 lb (15.90 kg) STS-64 Keplerian element set JSC-005: STS-64 1 00064U 94253.10077961 -.00030838 00000-0 -39665-4 0 59 2 00064 57.0058 195.1865 0009670 275.6619 84.3358 16.05979206 51 Satellite: STS-64 Catalog number: 00064 Epoch time: 94253.10077961 = (10 SEP 94 02:25:07.36 UTC) Element set: 005 Inclination: 57.0058 deg RA of node: 195.1865 deg Space Shuttle Flight STS-64 Eccentricity: .0009670 Prelaunch Element set JSC-005 Arg of perigee: 275.6619 deg Launch: 09 SEP 94 20:30 UTC Mean anomaly: 84.3358 deg Mean motion: 16.05979206 rev/day G. L. Carman Decay rate: -3.0838e-04 rev/day^2 NASA Johnson Space Center Epoch rev: 5 Checksum: 309 The American Radio Relay League, Newington Conn. USA SAREX.10 6/27/94 eof