Tuesday Morning (4-25) NASA will try once again to launch CALIPSO and CloudSat spacecrafts for NASA on a Boeing Delta II rocket (7420 configuration)from SLC-2W Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
Launch is scheduled at 6:02 a.m. EDT. The first launch attempt last Friday morning resulted in a scrub due to the primary and secondary communications link between the CALIPSO spacecraft failing. There was plans to launch over the weekend but those were postponed because the refueling tanker aircraft needed to support the downrange launch tracking plane was unavailable. CALIPSO satellite separation occurs approximately 62 minutes after liftoff, and CloudSat will separate approximately 97 minutes after liftoff. Broadcast coverage: NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-6 at 72° W, transponder 17C (4040 V) SR: 26665 VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-7 at 137° W, transponder 18 (4060 V) SR: 26665 VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 Analog Backhaul from Vandenberg on AMC-6 transponder 5 (3800 V) Broadcast coverage starts at 4 a.m. EDT. Don't have a dish? Webcast is available at: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ Additional coverage at: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d314a/status.html http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cloudsat/main/index.html -- Dishnut-P ==================================================================== Operator of RadioFree Dishnuts - Producer of The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm EST. on RFD, W0KIE Satellite Radio Network IA-6 (T6) Transponder 1 / 6.2 & 6.8Mhz (4DTV T6-999) WTND-LP 106.3, and many micro LPFM stations. http://dishnuts.net RFD Listen Links: http://dishnuts.net/#Listen Show Archives: (Partly Up) http://dishnuts.net/archive/ Reply with a "Thank you" if you liked this post. _____________________________ MEDIANEWS mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
