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 --------------------- Forwarded message: From: /dd.ccMail=Stephen J Edberg at jpl-cas301b/@cc2mhb.jpl.nasa.gov (Stephen J Edberg) To: 76566.1762@CompuServe.COM (IPM Return requested), alevy@connectnet.com (IPM Return requested), cmircmor@fishnet.net (IPM Return requested), edberg@netsun.mdc.com (IPM Return requested), hrmeyer@sprynet.com (IPM Return requested), janetberg@aol.com (IPM Return requested), jergreen@pacbell.net (IPM Return requested), marishka@crash.cts.com (IPM Return requested), robert_stephens@eee.org (IPM Return requested), sojoe@juno.com (IPM Return requested), thall1234@aol.com (IPM Return requested) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------