sewilco@datapg.MN.ORG (Scot E Wilcoxon) (10/01/88)
Below is the modified schedule from NASA Select. At this time (2:30 PM CDT, orbit 19) NASA is trying to repair or stow the TDRS Ku-band antenna, and does not know how this will affect TV transmissions. Minneapolis/St Paul area cable viewers: Rogers Minneapolis is downlinking NASA Select. MTN is showing it on Minneapolis 33 Midnight to 5 PM. The Regional Channel (Channel 6) is feeding it everywhere in the area during the day (I haven't gotten a schedule from them). Cable customers around the country may want to try to get your local public access channels to pick up NASA Select in the future. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STS-26 TV PLAN VALID SEP 30 0616Z SEPTEMBER 30 PAGE 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CDT GMT MET OPERATION-EVENT-REMARKS RESPONSIBLE ----- ----- -------- ---------------------------------------- ------------ 3:30 8:30 0:16:53 BEGIN NASA SELECT TELEVISION HOUSTON TV PROGRAMMING FROM JSC VIA DOMSAT. 4:37 9:37 0:18:00 CREW WAKE UP. 5:15 10:15 0:18:38 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO PRESS CONFERENCE. (L. BOURGEOIS - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ PLANNING) 10:39 15:39 1:00:02 AOS TDRS FOR VTR PLAYBACK OF TV02 OF HOUSTON TV TDRS DEPLOY; AOS TDRS FOR DOWNLINK OF TV13 OF CREW ACTIVITY. (ORBIT 17) 10:54 15:54 1:00:17 LOS TDRS. 13:15 18:15 1:02:38 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO PRESS CONFERENCE. (M. HEFLIN - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ORBIT 1) 19:00 0:00 1:08:23 REPLAY OF STS-26 FLT DAY 2 SHUTTLE TV. JOHNSON TV 19:37 0:37 1:09:00 BEGIN CREW SLEEP PERIOD. 21:15 2:15 1:10:38 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO PRESS CONFERENCE. (C. SHAW - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ORBIT 2) 22:30 3:30 1:11:53 DISCONTINUE NASA SELECT TELEVISION HOUSTON TV PROGRAMMING FROM JSC VIA DOMSAT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STS-26 TV PLAN VALID SEP 30 0616Z OCTOBER 1 PAGE 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CDT GMT MET OPERATION-EVENT-REMARKS RESPONSIBLE ----- ----- -------- ---------------------------------------- ------------ 2:30 7:30 1:15:53 BEGIN NASA SELECT TELEVISION HOUSTON TV PROGRAMMING FROM JSC VIA DOMSAT. 3:37 8:37 1:17:00 CREW WAKE UP. 5:15 10:15 1:18:38 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO PRESS CONFERENCE. (L. BOURGEOIS - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ PLANNING) 11:32 16:32 2:00:55 AOS TDRS FOR DOWNLINK OF TV11 HOUSTON TV MIDDECK & STUDENT EXPERIMENT DEMONSTRATIONS. (ORBIT 33) 11:47 16:47 2:01:10 LOS TDRS. 13:15 18:15 2:02:38 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO PRESS CONFERENCE. (M. HEFLIN - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ORBIT 1) 18:37 23:37 2:08:00 BEGIN CREW SLEEP PERIOD. 19:00 0:00 2:08:23 REPLAY OF STS-26 FLT DAY 3 SHUTTLE TV. JOHNSON TV 21:15 2:15 2:10:38 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO PRESS CONFERENCE. (C. SHAW - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ORBIT 2) 21:30 2:30 2:10:53 DISCONTINUE NASA SELECT TELEVISION HOUSTON TV PROGRAMMING FROM JSC VIA DOMSAT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STS-26 TV PLAN VALID SEP 30 0616Z OCTOBER 2 PAGE 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CDT GMT MET OPERATION-EVENT-REMARKS RESPONSIBLE ----- ----- -------- ---------------------------------------- ------------ 1:30 6:30 2:14:53 BEGIN NASA SELECT TELEVISION HOUSTON TV PROGRAMMING FROM JSC VIA DOMSAT. 2:37 7:37 2:16:00 CREW WAKE UP. 5:00 10:00 2:18:23 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO PRESS CONFERENCE. (L. BOURGEOIS - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ PLANNING) 9:27 14:27 2:22:50 AOS TDRS FOR DOWNLINK OF TV05 HOUSTON TV CREW ACTIVITY. (ORBIT 48) 9:42 14:42 2:23:05 LOS TDRS. 13:00 18:00 3:02:23 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO PRESS CONFERENCE. (G. COEN - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ENTRY) 14:00 19:00 3:03:23 JSC SWITCH NASA SELECT OFF GE DOMSAT. HOUSTON TV NASA SELECT AVAILABLE TO USERS AT JSC. 14:00 19:00 3:03:23 DFRF SWITCH NASA SELECT ONTO GE DOMSAT. DFRF-TV (IF REQUIRED) 14:10 19:10 3:03:33 OPPORTUNITY FOR PRE-LANDING DFRF-TV PRESS CONFERENCE - DFRF. 15:10 20:10 3:04:33 DFRF SWITCH NASA SELECT OFF GE DOMSAT. DFRF-TV 15:10 20:10 3:04:33 JSC SWITCH NASA SELECT ONTO GE DOMSAT. HOUSTON TV 18:37 23:37 3:08:00 BEGIN CREW SLEEP PERIOD. 19:00 0:00 3:08:23 REPLAY OF STS-26 FLT DAY 4 SHUTTLE TV. JOHNSONTV 21:15 2:15 3:10:38 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO PRESS CONFERENCE. (C. SHAW - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ORBIT 2) 21:30 2:30 3:10:53 DISCONTINUE NASA SELECT TELEVISION HOUSTON TV PROGRAMMING FROM JSC VIA DOMSAT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STS-26 TV PLAN VALID SEP 30 0616Z OCTOBER 3 PAGE 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CDT GMT MET OPERATION-EVENT-REMARKS RESPONSIBLE ----- ----- -------- ---------------------------------------- ------------ 1:30 6:30 3:14:53 BEGIN NASA SELECT TELEVISION HOUSTON TV PROGRAMMING FROM JSC VIA DOMSAT. 2:37 7:37 3:16:00 CREW WAKE UP. 5:15 10:15 3:18:38 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO PRESS CONFERENCE. (L. BOURGEOIS - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ PLANNING) 9:40 14:40 3:23:03 JSC SWITCH NASA SELECT OFF GE DOMSAT. HOUSTON TV NASA SELECT AVAILABLE TO USERS AT JSC. 9:40 14:40 3:23:03 DFRF SWTCH NASA SELECT ONTO GE DOMSAT. DFRF-TV 11:33 16:33 4:00:56 **************************************** **************************************** LANDING AT EDWARDS AFB **************************************** **************************************** 13:00 18:00 4:02:23 DFRF POST-LANDING PRESS CONFERENCE. DFRF-TV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STS-26 TV PLAN VALID SEP 30 0616Z OCTOBER 4 PAGE 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CDT GMT MET OPERATION-EVENT-REMARKS RESPONSIBLE ----- ----- -------- ---------------------------------------- ------------ 13:00 18:00 5:02:23 ORBITER STATUS BRIEFING FROM DFRF DFRF-TV END OF MESSAGE -- Scot E. Wilcoxon sewilco@DataPg.MN.ORG {amdahl|hpda}!bungia!datapg!sewilco Data Progress UNIX masts & rigging +1 612-825-2607 uunet!datapg!sewilco "When Hurricane Gilbert comes through, I'll stay here to experience it." CBS:"What if you experience death?" "Well, I'll worry about that later."