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"Russia launched a Proton rocket Thursday night with an early warning satellite
to defend the country against missile attacks, news reports said. "The heavy-lifting launcher blasted off at 2359 GMT (7:59 p.m. EDT) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, according to Khrunichev, the rocket's prime manufacturer. "The Proton's Block DM upper stage was programmed to guide the top secret payload into a circular geosynchronous orbit about 22,300 miles [35,900 km] high. The rocket stage deployed the satellite on schedule at 0737 GMT (3:37 a.m. EDT), Khrunichev said in a written statement. "The spacecraft will help warn Russian military forces of worldwide missile launches, according to the Novosti news agency. "Military officials were expected to rename the satellite Kosmos 2440 as part of the defense ministry's space nomenclature." [Note: Air Force Space Command has not yet made formal identification of all the pieces associated with this launch and will likely swap the objects currently associated with 2008-033A and D. - TS] |
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"NASA partnered with European scientists to launch an ocean research satellite
from California early Friday, giving forecasters a new tool to make more
accurate predictions of weather patterns and climate change. "The $432 million Jason 2 satellite blasted off aboard a Delta 2 rocket at 12:46 a.m. PDT (3:46 a.m. EDT; 0746 GMT) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif." "Jason 2 carries a suite of instruments built by U.S. and French scientists to measure the distance between the orbiting spacecraft and the ocean surface. Scientists expect a precision of between one and two inches." "Researchers will incorporate real-time data from Jason 2 into their computer models to improve weather and ocean forecasts on scales ranging from a few days to more than a year." |
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"The Ariane 5 booster rocketed into space from a French Guiana launch pad minutes after sunset Thursday, painting a colorful spectacle in the sky en route to space with a British military communications satellite and a Turkish broadcasting spacecraft. |
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"NASA's newest space telescope aimed at glimpsing the unexplored universe
blasted into space Wednesday morning. The Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope (GLAST), lifted off atop a Delta 2 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 12:05 p.m. EDT (1605 GMT). The launch was delayed by about 20 minutes due to a long-range tracking glitch. Now the nearly five-ton observatory is headed for an orbit about 345 miles (555 km) above Earth. GLAST includes two main telescopes designed to scan the sky in gamma-ray light—the most energetic region of the electromagnetic spectrum, far beyond the visible range of the human eye." "Scientists hope the telescope will help solve some of most befuddling cosmic mysteries, such as the nature of dark matter, the workings of black holes, and the mechanics of lighthouse-like spinning pulsars." Source: Space.com, "NASA Launches New Space Telescope" |
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"China launched a new communications satellite Monday to beam television
programming directly to millions of homes and businesses fitted with small
receiving dishes, a state news agency reported. "The Chinasat 9 satellite blasted off from the Xichang Space Center at 1215 GMT (8:15 a.m. EDT) Monday, or at about sunset at the launch site, the Xinhua news agency reported. "The nearly 10,000-pound [4,500-kg] spacecraft was driven into orbit by a Long March 3B rocket, the most powerful booster in the Chinese space program. "Built by Thales Alenia Space of France, Chinasat 9 will be stationed in geosynchronous orbit along the equator at 92.2 degrees east longitude. The craft's 22 Ku-band transponders will be activated to provide communications services across China for more than 15 years, according to a Thales spokesperson." Source: Spaceflight Now, "Communications spacecraft launched by China" |
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"Europe's Galileo space-based navigation system took another step toward
fruition with the launch of a second prototype satellite Saturday night, less
than a week after the European Parliament approved plans to finance the network
with public funds. "The second Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element, or GIOVE, satellite will test flight hardware for engineers developing the system's operational constellation for launches beginning in 2010. "GIOVE B rode into orbit on a Russian Soyuz rocket topped with a Fregat upper stage. Liftoff of the four-stage rocket was at 2216 GMT (6:16 p.m. EDT) Saturday, or in the predawn hours at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch site. "The Soyuz flew into a star-filled night sky, shedding its four liquid-fueled boosters and two core stages during the first eight minutes of flight. Fueled by storable propellants, the Fregat fired its engine for about 20 seconds to park the stage and the GIOVE B payload in a temporary low-altitude orbit about 10 minutes after liftoff. "Two more Fregat engine firings guided GIOVE B to a circular 14,429-mile-high [23,221-km-high] orbit with an inclination of 56 degrees." |
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"A Zenit rocket blasted off and disappeared into a moonlit sky early Wednesday,
launching a successful one-hour mission to deploy a 10,200-pound [4,600-kg]
cable television broadcasting satellite to cover North America. "The Galaxy 18 satellite began its trip to space at 0943 GMT (5:43 a.m. EDT), or around midnight at the equatorial launch site in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. "Propelled off its ocean-going launch platform by 1.6 million pounds [7.1 million newtons] of thrust, the Ukrainian booster pitched east from the launch pad, dropping its first stage and U.S.-built payload fairing within the first four minutes of the flight. The rocket's second stage and Block DM-SL upper stage separated as planned about eight-and-a-half minutes into the mission. "The Russian upper stage fired its engine twice, first to enter a temporary parking orbit, then to send Galaxy 18 on a looping trajectory with a high point 22,144 miles [35,637 km] above Earth. The rocket released the satellite about 61 minutes after liftoff." |
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"A Russian freighter packed with fresh supplies for the international space
station successfully rocketed away from Earth today and immediately began
plotting a two-day trek to the orbiting outpost. "The Progress M-64 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:22 p.m. EDT (2022 GMT) atop a three-stage Soyuz booster. "The 24-foot [7-meter] long ship, known in the station's assembly matrix as Progress mission 29P, reached its preliminary orbit nine minutes after liftoff and separated from the launcher's spent upper stage." "The cargo craft is loaded with 4,657 pounds [2,112 kg] of supplies. The "dry" cargo amounts to 2,850 pounds [1,293 kg] in the form of spare parts, life support gear and equipment hardware. "The refueling module carries 772 pounds [350 kg] of propellant for transfer into the Russian segment of the complex to feed the station's maneuvering thrusters. |
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STS-124 Information STS-124 Mission Summary (539 Kb PDF) STS-124 Press Kit (7 Mb PDF) |
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ISS Amateur Radio Frequencies |
ARISS Frequencies |
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Mode V APRS (Worldwide APRS Digipeater): Operational Simplex: 145.8250 MHz FM 1200 BPS Downlink 145.8250 MHz FM 1200 BPS |
Voice Uplink 145.200 MHz * Downlink 145.800 MHz * In Region 2 (Americas) and in Region 3 (Asia, Australia, Pacific) the Voice Uplink frequency is 144.490 MHz |
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Mode V/V Crew Contact (Region 1): Semi-Operational Uplink: 145.2000 MHz FM Downlink 145.8000 MHz FM |
Packet Uplink 145.825 MHz Downlink 145.825 MHz |
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Mode V/V Crew Contact (Regions 2 & 3): Semi-Operational Uplink: 144.4900 MHz FM Downlink 145.8000 MHz FM |
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Mode U/V (B) FM Voice Repeater (Worldwide): Semi-Operational Uplink: 437.8000 MHz FM Downlink 145.8000 MHz FM |
ARISS Callsigns |
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Mode V Imaging: Semi-Operational Downlink 144.4900 MHz SSTV |
Voice USA call sign NA1SS Russian call signs RS0ISS - RZ3DZR European call signs DP0ISS - OR4ISS |
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Mode V/V Packet (Worldwide): Semi-Operational Uplink: 145.9900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlink 145.8000 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS |
Packet Keyboard call sign RS0ISS-3 Mailbox call sign RS0ISS-11 Digipeater Alias ARISS |
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