Msg #22114   Tipo:B  Stat:F  Para:SAT     @AMSAT   De :G3RUH
Data  : 17-Nov 18:03
Assunto : STS-58 LAUNCH SET AGAIN
Path: !CS1AAS!EA4AUU!CU1AF!CU3EM!TR0A!

From: G3RUH@TR0A.GAB.AF
To  : SAT@AMSAT


From : G3RUH @ GB7DDX.#22.GBR.EU

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 289.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD OCTOBER 16, 1993
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-289.01

After Two Launch Attempts, STS-58 WILL TRY AGAIN 18-OCT-93!

The 3rd launch attempt of STS-58 is now scheduled for Monday, 18-OCT-93
at 14:53 UTC.  The following are the preliminary keplerian elements to be
used.

STS-58
1 00058U          93291.67747791  .00119475  00000-0  26040-3 0    77
2 00058  39.0114 128.6088 0007676 272.4217  87.5676 15.96123499    27

Satellite: STS-58
Catalog number: 00058
Epoch time:      93291.67747791   =    (18-OCT-93   16:15:34.09 UTC)
Element set:     007
Inclination:       39.0114 deg
RA of node:       128.6088 deg           Space Shuttle Flight STS-58
Eccentricity:     .0007676              Prelaunch Element set JSC-007
Arg of perigee:   272.4217 deg          Launch:  18-OCT-93  14:53 UTC
Mean anomaly:      87.5676 deg
Mean motion:   15.96123499 rev/day           Gil Carman (WA5NOM)
Decay rate:    1.19475e-03 rev/day~2      NASA Johnson Space Center
Epoch rev:               2
Checksum:              331


Space Shuttle Columbia's planned launch has been postponed until Monday,
18-OCT-93.  The scheduled launch time begins at 10:53 EDT.  One of 2 S-Band
transponders used for air-to-ground communications failed during pre-flight
checks on the second launch attempt 15-OCT-93.  Engineers reported a solid
state failure in the receiver unit.  Also contributing to the delay was the
lack of favorable weather conditions.

STS-58 Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) Information Sheet:


Mission:                STS-58 Space Shuttle Columbia
                        Spacelab Life Sciences-2 (SLS-2) Mission

Launch:                 October 18, 1993, 14:53 UTC

Orbit:                  39 degrees orbital inclination

Mission Length:         13 days (Nominal)

Amateur Radio
Operators:              Bill McArthur (KC5ACR), Marty Fettman (KC5AXA),
                        Rick Searfoss (KC5CKM)

Modes:                  FM Voice
                        Prime callsign KC5ACR

                        Packet Radio
                        Callsign W5RRR-1

Frequencies:    All operations in split mode.  Do not transmit on
                the downlink frequency of 145.550 MHz.


Voice Freqs:    Downlink: 145.55 MHz  (Worldwide)
                Uplinks:  144.91, 144.93, 144.95, 144.97, 144.99 MHz
                          (Except Europe)
                          144.70, 144.75, 144.80 MHz (Europe only)

                        Note: The crew will not favor any specific uplink
                        frequency, so your ability to work the crew will
                        be the "luck of the draw."

Packet Freqs:   Downlink:       145.55 MHz
                Uplink:         144.49 MHz

Info:   Goddard Amateur Radio Club, WA3NAN, Greenbelt Maryland,
        SAREX Bulletins and Shuttle Retransmissions
        3.860 MHz, 7.185 MHz, 14.295 MHz, 21.395 MHz, 28.650 MHz
        and 147.450 MHz (FM)

        Johnson Space Center ARC, W5RRR, Houston, Texas
        SAREX Bulletins 7.225 MHz, 14.280 MHz, 21.395 MHz,
        28.650 MHz, (SSB) and 146.64 MHz (FM)

        ARRL Amateur Radio Station, W1AW, Newington, CT
        SAREX News Bulletins
        3.990, 7.290, 14.290, 18.160, 21.390, and 28.590 MHz
        and 147.555 MHz (FM)

        Also, bulletins available on internet, via AMSAT ANS,
        Compuserve, and your local PBSS.

School Group Participation:     18 school groups will participate
                                in SAREX with pre-scheduled direct
                                and telebridge contacts.  These include
                                17 in the U.S., and one France.

[The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank Frank Bauer (KA3HDO) for
 this bulletin item.]

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