yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (05/15/91)
Les Gaver Headquarters, Washington, D.C. May 14, 1991 (Phone: 202/453-8372) N91-35 NOTE TO EDITORS: STS-40 TV TRANSMISSIONS STS-40 Space Shuttle mission (currently scheduled for a May 22 launch) television programming will be transmitted daily via the following satellite to accomodate the Alaska and Hawaii audiences: SPACENET 1 Transponder 18 120 degrees West Longitude 4060.0 MHz (Video) 6.8 MHz (Audio) Two-hour edited versions of each day's events will be transmitted via SPACENET 1: May 23 through landing - Midnight to 2 a.m. Eastern time The continental United States will continue to receive NASA Select television, 24 hours a day throughout the mission, via: SATCOM F2R Transponder 13 72 degrees West Longitude 3960 MHz (Video) 6.8 MHZ (Audio) Television schedules will be available via computer by dialing 713/483-5817 and by phone at 202/755-1788.