After being scrubbed Monday night due to concerns upper stage helium pressure bottles falling below levels from previous missions, engineers have determined the pressure system is acceptable for launch, so the go was given for another attempt to launch the Delta IV rocket with the GOES-N payload from SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Tuesday evening (8-16)
Launch window opens at 6:32 p.m. EDT extending to 7:05 p.m. EDT. Spacecraft Separation happens at 4 hours and 21 minutes after launch GOES-N is the next series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, it will be a vital contributor to weather, solar and space operations, and science. Boeing Broadcast AMC-3 at 87 degrees west, transponder 14C (3980 V) Broadcast coverage: Starts around 6pm EDT. NASA Broadcast NASA TV MPEG2 Digital is available on AMC-6 at 72° W, transponder 17C (4040 V) channel 103 SR: 26665 VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 NASA TV analog is available on AMC-7 at 137° W, transponder 18 (4060 V) (note this could go away soon, as stated by NASA "In Alaska and Hawaii, we'll remain in analog on AMC 7, Transponder 18 through NASA's Return to Flight mission.") Coverage is expected to start at 6:30 p.m. EDT (according to NASA but may start sooner) Don't have a dish? Webcast is available at: http://www.boeing.com/news/feature/livewebcast/d4_webcast.html http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ Additional coverage at: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d313/status.html http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/goes-n/main/index.html http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/delta/delta4/goes_n/flash.html -- Dishnut-P ==================================================================== Operator of RadioFree Dishnuts - Producer of The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm EST. on RFD, W0KIE Satellite Radio Network AMC-7 Transponder 5 / 6.8 & 7.5Mhz (4DTV W-7 973), 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/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hctrcun/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705036932:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124188828/A=2894362/R=0/SIG=138c78jl6/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/arts_culture/?source=YAHOO&cmpgn=GRP&RTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/";>What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater?Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good</a>.</font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Community email addresses: Post message: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Shortcut URL to this page: http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/TVRO Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TVRO/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
