From: THall1234@aol.com
Subject: Fwd: Mars and Rocket Launches
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 21:05:00 -0400 (EDT)
I received this from a JPL friend of mine. I thought it was interesting to
see this timeline.
Theresa Hall
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Date: 97-06-28 08:20:25 EDT
July 4th Mars Landing
On July 4th NASA's Mars Pathfinder spacecraft and its Sojourner
rover will enter the martian atmosphere. If all goes well, the craft
will survive the entry and landing and be able to right itself. The
flower-like lander will then open its petals. Several hours later, the
Sojourner rover will be deployed. Here's a schedule of the day's
activities:
Time (PDT) Event
07:00 JPL press briefing
08:45 JPL landing commentary begins
09:51 Mars atmosphere entry
09:53 Parachute deployment
09:55 Landing
10:01-11:01 Receive first indication of a successful landing
13:55 Receive first engineering and atmospheric entry data
from lander
15:30 JPL press briefing
16:35-17:30 Receive first images of surface from lander
18:00 Release of the first color panorama image of the
surface
21:00 Rover deployment
23:00 JPL press briefing
The landing will be covered by NASA's TV channel, NASA Select.
Many cable TV providers offer NASA Select as a public service. If you
have a satellite TV setup, you can receive NASA Select directly from
the satellite. The particulars are as follows:
Satellite: GE-2
Position: 85 deg. W
Transponder: 9C
Frequency: 3880.0 MHz
Audio: 6.8 MHz
Another way to receive NASA Select is with a scanner. Some ham
radio operators receive NASA Select and rebroadcast the audio over
their repeaters. In Los Angeles County and adjacent areas the best
frequencies to monitor are probably 147.150 and 448.500 MHz. Other
frequencies to check are 52.840, 224.080, and 224.940 MHz.
An good source of information on the mission is the Internet. A
good place to start is JPL's web site at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov
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Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule
As of Friday JUN 20 09:50 PDT
Launch
Time/Window Launch
Date (PST/PDT) Vehicle Comments
JUN 23 22:08-23:38 MSLS Ballistic missile defense test
JUL 07 05:50-06:20 Delta II Payload is five Iridium
satellites
JUL 09 13:17-13:22 Pegasus XL Payload is SeaStar satellite.
Missile will be launched
from aircraft staged from
Vandenberg AFB
JUL 15-16 22:30-02:30 Titan IV Classified payload
AUG 01 Unknown Pegasus XL Payload is TERRIERS and MUBLCOM
satellites. Missile will be
launched from aircraft
staged from Vandenberg AFB
AUG 14 Unknown Delta II Payload is five Iridium
satellites
AUG 27 01:01-07:01 Peacekeeper ICBM test launch
OCT 15 Unknown Pegasus XL Payload is ORBCOMM and SNOE
satellites. Missile will be
launched from aircraft
staged from Vandenberg AFB
OCT 29 00:01-06:01 Minuteman III ICBM test launch
NOV 05 00:01-06:01 Peacekeeper ICBM test launch
DEC 01 Unknown LMLV Payload is Clark satellite
DEC 15 Unknown Pegasus XL Payload is TRACE satellite.
Missile will be launched
from aircraft staged from
Vandenberg AFB
JAN Unknown Titan II Payload is NOAA-K satellite
JAN 16 Unknown Minuteman II Ballistic missile defense test?
Launches are often rescheduled several times. For current launch
status, call the Vandenberg Launch Update Line at 805-734-8232 ext.
61857.
If a launch window is given, an attempt will be made to launch at the
start of the window. If a problem is encountered, the launch could be
delayed and occur at any time in the window, or be rescheduled for
another day.
The above table was compiled from unclassified information obtained
from Vandenberg AFB Public Affairs, the Kennedy Space Center, and
other sources.
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