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.