From: kd2bd@ka2qhd.UUCP (John Magliacane) Date: 30 Dec 89 17:26:01 GMT * STS-32 LAUNCH * ----------------- The latest word from NASA indicates that the launch of Shuttle mission STS-32 will occur no earlier than 08-Jan-90. * SHUTTLE MISSION FREQUENCIES * ------------------------------- Shuttle Communications (UHF-AM) ------------------------------- 243.000 MHz Standard military aircraft emergency frequency 259.700 MHz Air-to-ground or suit-to-orbiter 279.000 MHz Suit-to-orbiter or suit-to-suit 296.000 MHz Primary UHF downlink 296.800 MHz Air-to-ground or orbiter-to-suit S-Band Microwave (Wideband FM) ------------------------------ Air-to-Ground : 2205.0, 2217.5, 2250.0, 2287.5 MHz Ground-to-Air : 2041.9, 2201.4 MHz 2287.5 MHz: Primary digital downlink 2250.0 MHz: Main engine analog telemetry during launch or TV during orbit operations. The voice downlinks employ digital slope delta modulation and are muliplexed with orbiter telemetry. Downlink TV is wideband FM. NASA Malabar (Palm Bay) HF Networks in MHz ------------------------------------------ 2.405 Data Buoys 2.622 SRB Recovery (Primary) 2.664 Backup Mission Audio-Cape/Hou 2.678 ETR Range Control 2.716 Navy Harbor Cntl-Port Canav. 2.764 SRB Recovery Channel 3.024 Coast Guard SAR (Primary) 3.187 SRB Recovery Ships Channel 4.376 Primary Recovery Zone SAR 4.510 SRB Recovery Ships Channel 4.856 Cape Radio/Leader 4.992 Cape Radio/Coast Guard Ships 5.180 NASA Tracking Ships 5.187 NASA Tracking Ships 5.190 ETR Primary Night Channel 5.350 Launch Support Aircraft 5.680 Launch Support Ships 5.810 ETR Secondary Night Channel 6.720 SAR Primary Atlantic 6.896 Cape Radio 6.837 Cape Radio 7.412 SAR Communications with Bahamas 7.461 Cape Radio/Launch Support A/C 7.525 NASA Ground Tracking Net 7.676 Launch Support Aircraft 7.765 SRB Recovery Ships 7.919 Data Channel 7.985 Data Channel 9.022 Launch Support Aircraft 9.043 Launch Support Aircraft 9.132 Launch Support Aircraft 10.305 Space Missile Tactical Net 10.310 Malabar-to-Ascension Is-MUX 10.780 ETR Primary Day Channel 11.104 Launch Support Ships 11.252 Launch Support Ships 11.407 SRB Recovery Ships 11.414 Cape Radio 11.548 Cape Radio 11.621 SRB Recovery Ships 13.227 Launch Support Aircraft 13.237 Data Channel 13.495 Data Channel 13.600 Malabar-to-Ascension Is-MUX 13.878 Launch Support Aircraft 14.937 Ascension Is-to-Malabar-MUX 18.009 Launch Support Ships 19.303 Launch Support Ships 19.640 Cape Radio 19.966 Ascension Is-to-Malabar-MUX 20.186 Launch Tracking Net 20.192 Malabar-to-Ascension Is-MUX 20.198 OCC Shuttle Mission Audio 20.390 ETR-Secondary Day Channel 22.755 Ascension Is-to-Malabar-MUX 23.413 Cape Radio 27.065 NASA CB Radios HF USED AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER : 2.182 MHz, 3.023 MHz