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Path: sparky!uunet!wupost!darwin.sura.net!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!mp.cs.niu.edu!fnnews!fnal.fnal.gov!higgins From: higgins@fnalf.fnal.gov (Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Space Shuttle Manifest [from Ken Hollis] Summary: Shuttle launch dates, payloads, how to watch, etc. Keywords: shuttle manifest ksc launch schedule Message-ID: <1992Aug17.053629.1@fnalf.fnal.gov> Date: 17 Aug 92 11:36:29 GMT Sender: news@fnnews.fnal.gov Reply-To: HOLLIS@TITAN.KSC.NASA.GOV Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Lines: 338 Nntp-Posting-Host: fnalf.fnal.gov [Ken Hollis (hollis@titan.ksc.nasa.gov) is having trouble posting this, and has asked me to do it instead. --Bill Higgins] The following is the complete SST Manifest. Of course dates for any launches longer than a "while off" (you interpret) are probably not real accurate. Format and acronym abbreviations thankfully purloined from Steven Pietrobon, steven@tism.Levels.UniSA.Edu.Au. The abbreviations for the orbiter names are Col Columbia (OV-102) Dis Discovery (OV-103) Atl Atlantis (OV-104) End Endeavour (OV-105) 1 Nautical Mile (NM) is defined as exactly 1852 m, 1nmi=6076.1155 ft. 130nm=241Km, 160nm=296Km, 163nm=302Km, 200nm=370Km, 230nm=426Km, 233nm=431Km. SPACE SHUTTLE PRELIMINARY AUGUST MANIFEST Dated 29 JULY 92 Eastern Inc. Alt. STS Date Time Window deg. km Orbiter Payload -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 47 11 Sep 92 1025D 4h 00m 57.00 302 End-02 SL-J, GAS Bridge 52 15 Oct 92 1100D 2h 30m 28.45 296 Col-13 LAGEOS II, USMP-1, ASP 53 5 Nov 92 0715S 3h 15m 57.00 370 Dis-15 DOD (Department of Defense) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54 12 Jan 93 0845S 3h 00m 28.45 296 End-03 TDRS-F, DXS 55 18 Feb 93 0950S 2h 50m 28.45 296 Col-14 SL-D2 (Spacelab Germany) 56 11 Mar 93 - - 57.00 296 Dis-16 ATLAS-2, SSBUV-A2, SPTN-201-1 57 28 Apr 93 - - 28.45 431 End-04 EURECA-1R, SPACEHAB-1, GAS Bg 51 1 Jul 93 - - 28.45 296 Dis-17 ACTS, ORFEUS-SPAS 58 25 Aug 93 - - 39.00 296 Col-15 SLS-2, EDO 60 16 Nov 93 - - - - Dis-18 SPACEHAB-2, WSF-1 61 7 Dec 93 - - - - End-05 HST REV-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 62 8 Feb 94 - - - - Col-16 USMP-2 59 29 Mar 94 - - 57.00 241 End-05 SRL-1 63 3 May 94 Dis-19 SPACEHAB-3, SPTN-201-02, Gas Bridge 64 3 Jun 94 End-06 LITE-I, SPTN-204, PL Oppty 65 8 Jul 94 Col-17 IML-2 (International Microgravity Laboratory) 66 9 Sep 94 Atl-14 Mir 67 5 Nov 94 Dis-20 SPACEHAB-4, SPAS-III, SFU Retrieval 68 1 Dec 94 End-07 CRISTA-SPAS, ATLAS-3, SSBUV-A-03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S = EST, D = EDT, h = hours, m = minutes ACTS Advanced Communications Technology Satellite ASEM Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity Methods ASP Attitude Sensor Package ATLAS Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science DXS Diffuse X-Ray Spectrometer EDO Extended Duration Orbiter EURECA European Retrievable Carrier GAS Get Away Special HST REV Hubble Space Telescope Revisit IML International Microgravity Laboratory LAGEOS Laser Geodynamics Satellite ORFEUS Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer SL-J Spacelab Japan SLS Spacelab Life Sciences SPAS Shuttle Pallet Satellite SPTN Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy (aka SPARTAN) SRL Shuttle Radar Laboratory SSBUV Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultra-Violet Instrument TDRS Tracking and Data Relay Satellite TSS Tethered Satellite System USMP United States Microgravity Payload USML United States Microgravity Laboratory WSF Wake Shield Facility SPACE SHUTTLE MANIFEST Dated 29 JULY 92 STS Date Orbiter Payload (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 69 9 Feb 95 Atl-15 ASTRO-2 (Ultraviolet Astronomy), PL OPPTY 70 31 Mar 95 Dis-21 SPACEHAB-5, WSF-2 (Wake Shield Facility), EURECA-2L 71 21 Apr 95 Col-18 USML-2 (United States Microgravity Laboratory), EDO 72 6 Jun 95 End-08 SRL-2 (Shuttle Radar Laboratory) 73 12 Jul 95 Atl-16 USMP-3, Payload Opportunity, PL OPPTY 74 12 Sep 95 Col-19 SPACEHAB-6, EURECA-2L, WSF-3 (Wake Shield Facility) 75 11 Nov 95 End-09 ATLAS-4, WISP (Waves in Space Plasma), SSBUV-A4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76 26 Jan 96 Dis-22 SSF-MB-01 77 28 Feb 96 Col-20 SLS-3 (Space Life Sciences) 78 6 Apr 96 End-10 SSF-MB-02 79 4 May 96 Atl-17 TDRS-G 80 14 Jun 96 Dis-23 WSF-4 (Wake Shield Facility), JFD 81 20 Jul 96 Col-21 SLE-01 (Spacelab Europe) 82 10 Sep 96 Atl-18 SSF-MB-03 83 29 Oct 96 Dis-24 HST REV-2 (Hubble Space Telescope Revisit) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84 10 Jan 97 Col-22 SRL-03 (Shuttle Radar Laboratory) 85 8 Feb 97 End-11 SSF-MB-04 86 27 Mar 97 Atl-19 SSF-MB-05 87 15 Apr 97 Dis-25 SSF-MB-06 (Manned Tended Capability) 88 2 Jul 97 End-12 SSF-UF-01 89 5 Aug 97 Atl-20 SSF-MB-07 90 6 Sep 97 Dis-26 SSF-UF-02 91 14 Oct 97 Col-23 ATLAS-5, SSBUV-A-05 92 21 Nov 97 End-13 SSF-MB-08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 93 10 Jan 98 Atl-21 SPACEHAB-7, USMP-4 94 10 Mar 98 Col-24 USMP-5, SPACEHAB-8 95 16 Apr 98 End-14 SSF-MB-09 96 4 Jun 98 Dis-27 SSF-MB-10 97 13 Aug 98 Col-25 SSF-UF-03 98 5 Sep 98 End-15 SSF-MB-11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATLAS Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science CRISTA Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometer Telescope for Atmosphere EDO Extended Duration Orbiter EURECA European Retrievable Carrier LITE Lidar In-Space Technology Experiment SFU Space Flyer Unit SPTN Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy (aka SPARTAN) SSBUV Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultra-Violet Instrument SSF-MB Space Station Freedom Manned Base SSF-UF Space Station Freedom Utilisation Flight TPITS Two Phase Integration Thermal System USMP United States Microgravity Payload The shuttle press kit is available from ames.arc.nasa.gov (128.102.18.3). This is available through the anonymous ftp. Thanks to werners@novavax.UUCP for additional hints on Shuttle Viewing. You Can view of shuttle launches right from the base. The KSC visitor center offers bus rides from the visitor's center to a site about 6 miles from the launch pad. The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children. For information and reservations you will need to call 407-452-2121 Ext 260...(This is the BEST and closest view.) You may write to the following address for a launch pass: NASA Vehicle Pass PA - Pass Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 In general, if you know the launch that you wish, ask for that launch. If you know a general time frame, then ask for that time frame. jbatka@desire.wright.edu does, however, have a short-cut on how to get launch pass on short notice, call your Senator's or House Representative's office. If you are unable to obtain a launch pass, the best viewing is along the river at Titusville, Florida highway US1 (You will be west of the launch looking East). Just park across (and a little north) of the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building). The building is across the river and has painted on the side the U.S. flag & bicentennial symbol. Anywhere north along highway 1, or east (as far as you can) along highway 406 (402) is good (specifically Sand Point Park), just as long as you can see the VAB and don't have trees blocking the view. Also you can try Jetty Park at Port Canaveral. (you will be south of the launch looking north). Regardless of where you are going to see it, arrive early (at least 2 hours before launch). Be prepared to get into some real heavy traffic, it will also take some time to get out of the area. Bring along some food and drink, umbrellas, sun glasses, sun screen, portable TV/radio, binoculars, VCR.....whatever When watching a launch, listen to FM Station 91.5 (It is a local religious station) or AM 580 out of Orlando (Thanx to Matthew DeLuca). NASA Select Television is available directly via satellite from GE Satcom F2R, transponder 13, C-Band, 72 degrees West Longitude, transponder frequency is 3960.0 MegaHertz, audio subcarrier is 6.8 MHz, polarization is vertical. TV : Channel 68, Brevard Community College, carries a full NASA selct from launch till many days into the mission. Local stations such as 2,6,9 sometimes have live coverage. They usually just interrupt the program that is in progress for the final 2 minutes of prelaunch, and then a couple of minutes after launch. The Space Shuttle transmits on three frequency bands: UHF, S-Band, and Ku-Band. The UHF frequencies are simple AM voice and are very easy to copy. These frequencies are used for launch and landing operations, EVA operations, and as an additional voice downlink when other channels are in use for the current groundstation has no S-Band capability. The frequencies in use are: 146.94 Mhz 146.82 Mhz If you are a HAM. 296.800 MHz : Air-to-ground, or orbiter to suit 259.700 MHz : Air-to-ground, or suit to orbiter 279.000 MHz : Suit-to-orbiter, or suit-to-suit 243.000 MHz : Standard military aircraft emergency frequency The S-Band system is one of the primary orbiter downlink bands. The voice channels are digital slope delta modulated and are multiplexed in with the rest of the orbiter telemetry and is very difficult to copy. Much of the downlink TV is on S-Band also, but is wideband FM and should be easy to copy. The frequencies are: 2287.500 MHz : Primary digital downlink 2250.000 MHz : Wideband FM with either main engine analog telemetry during launch, or TV during orbit operations. The Ku-Band system is used in conjunction with the tracking and data relay satellites and is used much more heavily in Spacelab flights than in others. The data rate is VERY high (50 Mbits/second). These transmissions are directed to TDRS satellites in geostationary orbit on a frequency of 15.003 GHz. [Info via WA3NAN, and WA4SIR] Expendable Vehicles =================== These are usually launched from the southern part of the base, best viewing is at Jetty Park or south along the beaches of Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach. Not as crowed as shuttle launches, but still give yourself some time to arrive early. Jetty park can fill up so plan an alternate. Again bring your stuff. For a landing pass at Edwards, Thanks To Mary Shafer shafer@skipper.dfrf.nasa.gov : There are three ways to see the Shuttle landing at Edwards AFB, listed in order of restrictiveness of access and availability. 1. The East Shore area on the lakebed. Take Hwy 14 to Avenue F and follow the signs or take Hwy 58 to 20 Mule Team Road and follow those signs. This area is opened about 2 days before the scheduled touchdown. The viewing area is an unimproved area so don't expect many amenities. I think that there are sanitary facilities and that food and drinks can be purchased. It's suggested that you bring food and water Nothing is required for access to this area. (I've never been to this area, so I can't speak from personal knowledge.) If any viewing is allowed this site will be open. The only times they don't open it is for the DoD's classified missions. 2. The hillside viewing area. This is on the hillside, just above Ames-Dryden, and requires a special pass. This pass is good for one vehicle, with any number of passengers. You can't enter the Ames-Dryden complex but you can walk down the hill to the cafeteria and the giftshop, etc. More amenities, including radio transmissions from the Shuttle and JSC. Some of us believe that this area has the BEST view of the landing. I believe that the Hillside, like the East Shore, is open for all unclassified missions. These passes can be obtained by writing, as detailed below. Ames-Dryden employees can also obtain them. 3. Official guest. Access to the Ames-Dryden complex. You get to watch the landing from the ramp, which is right on the lakebed. (The Shuttle lands some distance away, depending on which runway it uses.) The crew speaks to the crowd just before they return to JSC. There are special aircraft displays (including the SR-71, F-15, F-18, X-29, etc.) in the hangars. The radio transmissions are broadcast. This method is only predicted for a few missions this year. Opening the Facility is fairly labor-intensive and very disruptive, so we won't do it for every possible mission. You can write, as detailed below, to obtain these badges and parking permits. To obtain a hillside pass or official guest badges, write to: NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility Public Affairs Office P.O. Box 273 Edwards, CA 92523-5000 Do this early, because there is a limited amount of space. If you get these and then discover that you can't attend, please try to pass them on to someone else who can use them. Incidently, there is _no_ charge for any of these. Come see the Shuttle land--it's great. Wear warm clothes! If the Shuttle lands in the morning, it will be cool to downright cold. Forget the myth that the desert is always hot, it may be in the low 60s even in the summer at sunrise. It's frequently freezing in the winter. If it's much warmer, it's because the wind is blowing. However, if you're an Official Guest and will be hanging around until the Astronaut Departure Ceremony, it may be warm by then. Wear layers. Especially, wear warm footwear. Official Guests will be standing around on the cold, cold ramp and all your body heat will seep out of your feet into the concrete heat sink. Running shoes work well. Hillside Guests will be sitting up on metal bleachers. The portions of their anatomy in contact with the bleachers (feet and seat) may get _real_ cold. The Public Affairs Office at the Johnson Space Center operates a BBS to provide information to the public. Check this board for updates to the keplerian element sets during the flight. To access the BBS, call +1-713-483-2500 using 1200 baud (do NOT connect at 2400 baud), 8-N-1, at the ENTER NUMBER: prompt, enter "62511" and you will be connected to the BBS. Check file area 30 or 99 for latest element sets. NASA JSC's Electronic Space Information BBS is intended to provide 24-hour access to biographies of NASA officials and astronauts, news releases, space flight mission press kits and television schedules, space shuttle systems information, flight manifests and schedules, and other information about the space program. If you are or know a teacher, and they would like some teaching material, have them write to the following address with the pertinent information : NASA PA - EAB Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 To receive the "NASA Report To Educators" and other NASA publications, write to the address below : Educational Publications Services Mail Code XEP NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 20546 Serving inquiries related to space exploration and other activities: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Teacher Resource Center JPL Educational Outreach 4800 Oak Grove Drive Mail Code CS-530 Pasadena, CA 91109 (818) 354-6916 Fax: (818) 354-8080 Serving all states through workshops and materials: National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Education Resource Center, MRC 305 Washington, DC 20560 (202) 786-2109 Fax: (202) 786-2262 Or have them call: THE NASA SPACELINK, Huntsville, Alabama,24 Hours,300-2400 BAUD,8N1,(205) 895-0028. Or FEDIX 1-800-232-4879, 301-258-0953, 1200 or 2400 BAUD, an on-line service that links education community and the federal government. Info on NASA, Department Of Energy, Office Of Naval Research, Federal Aviation Administration & Minority Info. tkelso@afit.af.mil tells us : The most current orbital elements from the NORAD two-line element sets are carried on the Celestial BBS, (513) 427-0674, and are updated several times weekly. Documentation and tracking software are also available on this system. The Celestial BBS may be accessed 24 hours/day at 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600 bps using 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity.