Star Network Packet Gateway
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
Frequencies for STS missions
The following list is a partial list of the FM Frequencies that Atlantis and
MIR are planned to use.
Atlantis 121.750 Mhz voice to MIR
MIR 130.162 Mhz voice to Atlantis
MIR 143.625 Mhz Main voice to Moscow
both 145.550 Mhz Amateur voice and data
both 145.000 Mhz Amateur voice
both 145.325 Mhz Amateur voice
both 145.840 Mhz Amateur voice
Atlantis AM 259.700 Mhz Atlantis Spacewalk voice
Atlantis AM 279.000 Mhz Atlantis spacewalk voice
Also scan 120-146 Mhz during any joint manned space mission.
NASA also uses the HF band for world wide communications network.
2.622 Mhz NASA Booster Rocket Recovery
2.678 Mhz Cape Radio Range
3.385 Mhz NASA Tracking
3.395 Mhz NASA Tracking
5.190 Mhz NASA Tracking Vessels
5.518 Mhz NASA Tracking
5.810 Mhz NASA Booster Recovery Vessels
6.693 Mhz NASA Aircraft
6.708 Mhz NASA Aircraft
6.783 Mhz NASA Tracking
6.896 Mhz NASA Aircraft
6.983 Mhz NASA Tracking
7.461 Mhz NASA Airport
7.675 Mhz NASA Kennedy Operations
7.765 Mhz NASA Tracking
10.780 Mhz USAF Cape Radio (primary) (Use USB for Cape Radio Primary)
11.205 Mhz NASA Pacific Operations
11.407 Mhz NASA Booster Recovery
13.170 Mhz NASA Aircraft
14.456 Mhz NASA Tracking
20.186 Mhz NASA Tracking
20.191 Mhz NASA Tracking (Ascension Island)
20.197 Mhz Ascension Island (LSB)
20.390 Mhz USAF Cape Radio (secondary)
20.393 Mhz NASA Tracking
S-BAND MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES (Mhz)
SHUTTLE-TO-GROUND
2205.00 Mhz
2217.50 Mhz
2250.00 Mhz
2287.50 Mhz
GROUND TO SHUTTLE
2041.90 Mhz
2201.40 Mhz
