Wednesday Afternoon (04-25), a Orbital Sciences air-launched Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled to launch the AIM (Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere) research Satellite for NASA stagged from Vandenberg Air Force Base off the California coast.
Drop from the L-1011 aircraft and Pegasus launch window is 4:23 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT. The target drop time and ignition scheduled for 4:26 p.m. EDT. Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) satellite is scheduled for a two-year mission to document for the first time the entire complex life cycle of clouds over both poles of the earth. 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 Broadcast starts at 3 p.m. EDT. with launch launch commentary Don't have a dish? Webcast is available at: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ Additional coverage at: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/pegasus/aim/status.html http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/aim/index.html -- Dishnut-P ==================================================================== Operator of RadioFree Dishnuts - Producer of The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm ET. on: RFD, W0KIE Satellite Radio Network Galaxy-26 (Telstar 6) @93° W - Transponder 1 / 6.2 & 6.8Mhz (4DTV T6-999) also via Digicipher on AMC 3 @87° W - Transponder 7 4DTV (DSR-922) W3 958 (Stereo) - 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/ **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**
