Monday Morning (11-23) United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will make
another attempt after a scrub last week to launch Intelsat 14 for
Intelsat, designated AV-024 from
Complex 41, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Liftoff is targeted for 12:50 a.m. EST. with a 90 minute window
extending to 2:20 a.m. EST.
**thats 9:50 p.m. Sunday PST.

Spacecraft  seperation happens 1 hour and 58 minutes after launch.

Intelsat 14, built by Space Systems/Loral, has 40 C-band and 22 Ku-band
transponders providing four different beams covering the
Americas, Europe and Africa. Also there is a payload for the Internet
Router in Space, or IRIS program, for the Department of Defense.
Intelsat 14 will replace Intelsat IS-1R @ 45.0°W.

Satellite Broadcast Coordinates:
Galaxy 16 @ 99.0°W Transponder 10C (3900 V) Analog.

Testing starts approx at 12 a.m. EST.
Broadcast starts approx. 12:30 a.m. EST.
**thats 9:30 p.m. Friday PST.

Don't have satellite TVRO system? a webcast of the launch is available at:

http://www.ulalaunch.com/index_webcast.html

Additional coverage at:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av024/status.html
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html

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       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

Coverage of Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-129 begins at 9:30 am EST. on
NASA TV and High Def channel as well.

Launch is scheduled at 2:28 p.m EST.

NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-6 at 72° W, transponder 17C (4040 V)
SR: 26665  VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 (public channel)
             VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 (media channel)
             VPID: 82 APID: 83 AC-3 APID: 238 PCR: 82 (high def channel)

NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-7 at 137° W, transponder 18 (4060 V)
SR: 26665  VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 (public channel)
             VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 (media channel)
             VPID: 82 APID: 83 AC-3 APID: 238 PCR: 82 (high def channel)

Don't have a dish? Webcast is available at:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/


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       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

Saturday Morning (11-14) United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket is
scheduled to launch Intelsat 14 for Intelsat, designated AV-024 from
Complex 41, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Liftoff is targeted for 12:48 a.m. EST. with a 90 minute window
extending to 2:18 a.m. EST.
**thats 9:48 p.m. Friday PST.

Spacecraft  seperation happens 1 hour and 58 minutes after launch.

Intelsat 14, built by Space Systems/Loral, has 40 C-band and 22 Ku-band
transponders providing four different beams covering the
Americas, Europe and Africa. Also there is a payload for the Internet
Router in Space, or IRIS program, for the Department of Defense.
Intelsat 14 will replace Intelsat IS-1R @ 45.0°W.

Satellite Broadcast Coordinates:
Galaxy 16 @ 99.0°W Transponder 8C (3860 V) Analog.

Testing starts approx at 12 a.m. EST.
Broadcast starts approx. 12:28 a.m. EST.
**thats 9:28 p.m. Friday PST.

Don't have satellite TVRO system? a webcast of the launch is available at:

http://www.ulalaunch.com/index_webcast.html

Additional coverage at:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av024/status.html
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html

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       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

Dishnut wrote:
> This upcoming Tuesday morning (10-27) NASA is scheduled to launch the
> Ares 1-X rocket on a test flight from Pad 39B, Kennedy Space Center,
> Florida.
>
> Launch is scheduled for 8 a.m. EDT. with a 4 hour launch window
> extending to 12 p.m EDT.
>
> Ares I-X rocket part of the NASA’s Constellation Program, is the next
> generation launch vehicle for transporting astronauts to the
> International Space Station after the space shuttle retires and missions
> beyond.
> The Ares I-X first flight test is to gather critical data during ascent
> of the integrated stack, which includes the Ares I launch vehicle with a
> simulated upper stage, Orion crew exploration vehicle and launch abort
> system. Also an opportunity to test and prove hardware, models,
> facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I launch vehicle.
>
> Broadcast coverage:
>
> Coverage starts at 5 a.m EDT.
>
> NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-6 at 72° W, transponder 17C (4040 V)
> SR: 26665  VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 (public channel)
>             VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 (media channel)
>
> NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-7 at 137° W, transponder 18 (4060 V)
> SR: 26665  VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 (public channel)
>             VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 (media channel)
>
> Don't have a dish? Webcast is available at:
>
> http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
>
>
> Additional coverage at:
>
> http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ares1x/status.html
> http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
>
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/flighttests/aresIx/index.ht\
ml

Due to weather with several tries thoughout the 4 hour launch window,
the launch attempt was scrubbed and rescheduled for Wednesday at the
same time as Tuesdays attempt.
The broadcast starts at 5 a.m EDT.

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       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

This upcoming Tuesday morning (10-27) NASA is scheduled to launch the
Ares 1-X rocket on a test flight from Pad 39B, Kennedy Space Center,
Florida.

Launch is scheduled for 8 a.m. EDT. with a 4 hour launch window
extending to 12 p.m EDT.

Ares I-X rocket part of the NASA’s Constellation Program, is the next
generation launch vehicle for transporting astronauts to the
International Space Station after the space shuttle retires and missions
beyond.
The Ares I-X first flight test is to gather critical data during ascent
of the integrated stack, which includes the Ares I launch vehicle with a
simulated upper stage, Orion crew exploration vehicle and launch abort
system. Also an opportunity to test and prove hardware, models,
facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I launch vehicle.

Broadcast coverage:

Coverage starts at 5 a.m EDT.

NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-6 at 72° W, transponder 17C (4040 V)
SR: 26665  VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 (public channel)
             VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 (media channel)

NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-7 at 137° W, transponder 18 (4060 V)
SR: 26665  VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 (public channel)
             VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 (media channel)

Don't have a dish? Webcast is available at:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/


Additional coverage at:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ares1x/status.html
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/flighttests/aresIx/index.ht\
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       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

This Afternoon (10-18) United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated
AV-017 is scheduled to launch DMSP F18 for the Air Force from SLC-3E,
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Liftoff is targeted for 12:12 p.m. EDT. with a window extending to 12:22
p.m EDT.

Spacecraft  seperation happens 18 minutes after launch.

DMSP F18 is the next in the series of weather satellites to provide
strategic and tactical weather prediction for the U.S. military in
planning operations at sea, on land, and in the air.

Satellite Broadcast Coordinates:
Galaxy 19 @ 97.0°W Transponder 13C (3960 V) Analog.

Testing starts approx at 11:30 a.m. EDT.
Broadcast starts approx. 11:52 a.m. EDT.


Don't have satellite TVRO system? a webcast of the launch is available at:

http://www.ulalaunch.com/index_webcast.html

Additional coverage at:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av017/status.html
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html

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       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

Thursday afternoon (9-10) a Japanese H-2B rocket is set for it's maiden launch
to launch the HTV-1 Transfer Vehicle from Launch Pad 2, Yoshinobu Launch
Complex, Tanegashima, Japan

Launch is scheduled for 1:01 p.m. EDT.

HTV-1 is Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 35,000-pound logistics carrier
thats 33 feet long and spanning 14 feet across that will dock to the
International Space Station on September 17th, marking a history making moment
for Japan to dock a vehicle to the station. The HTV-1 will  rendezvous within
about 30 feet of the station and stop, then the ISS robotic arm will reach out
and grapple the vehicle and berth it to the station. Aboard will be 5,600 pounds
of food, computers, experiments, crew provisions and other maintenance
components Inside the pressurized compartment, and in the unpressurized section
there will be 2,000 pounds of equipment.
The HTV has a wide docking hatch that will allow equipment racks and large
supplies to be delivered to the station like the Shuttle does with the
Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules.

Broadcast coverage:

Coverage starts at 12:45 pm EDT. on NASA TV.

NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-6 at 72° W, transponder 17C (4040 V)
SR: 26665  VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 (public channel)
            VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 (media channel)

NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-7 at 137° W, transponder 18 (4060 V)
SR: 26665  VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 (public channel)
            VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 (media channel)

Don't have a dish? Webcast is available at:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/h2bf1/live/index_e.html

Additional coverage at:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/h2b/htv1/status.html
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/h2bf1/index_e.html

Tonight (9-8) a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-018 is set
to launch the classified PAN spacecraft for the US Government, from Complex 41,
Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Liftoff is targeted for 5:35 p.m. EDT. with a window extending to 7:44 p.m EDT.

Spacecraft  separation happens 1hour and 59 minutes after launch.

Satellite Broadcast Coordinates:
Galaxy 28 @ 89.0°W Transponder 15C (4000 V) Analog.

Testing starts approx at 4:45 p.m. EDT.
Broadcast starts approx. 5:15 p.m. EDT.


Don't have satellite TVRO system? a webcast of the launch is available at:

http://www.ulalaunch.com/index_webcast.html

Additional coverage at:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av018/status.html
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html

The Atlas 5 launch was scrubbed Tuesday evening due to a leaky Centaur
upper stage oxidizer valve.

ULA Release:

"The launch of the Atlas 5 carrying the WGS 2 satellite was scrubbed
tonight after the launch team detected an anomalous leak rate in the
Centaur upper stage oxidizer valve. The operation was secured for the
evening and the team commenced the standard detanking procedure. Once
the cause of the leak is understood, the team will begin planning for a
new launch date in coordination with the U.S. Air Force and Eastern Range."

The Atlas 5 rocket will be transported back to the Vertical Integration
Facility to work on the leaky valve. as it stands, it wont be till after
March 24th that another attempt will be planned due to a Delta 2 with
the next GPS satellite set to launch on the 24th.

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       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

This mornings Orbital Sciences Taurus rocket launching the Orbiting
Carbon Observatory for NASA from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
ended in failure due to what appears to be the fairing failing to
separate properly.

[I got to see the Taurus rocket fly down the coast of Southern
California, it was a beautiful clear night to see it as the rocket
streaked across the sky seeing all the stages.]
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       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

Tuesday morning (2-24) a Orbital Sciences Taurus rocket is scheduled to
launch the Orbiting Carbon Observatory for NASA from SLC-576-E,
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Launch attempt is scheduled 4:51 a.m. EST. launch window extends four
minutes and 20 seconds.

Orbiting Carbon Observatory  (OCO) is the first satellite thats
dedicated to mapping the atmospheric carbon dioxide. The spacecraft will
fly 438 miles above the planet in polar orbit, collecting about 8
million measurements every 16 days to create maps showing global
distribution of carbon dioxide for at least two years.

Satellite Broadcast Coordinates:

NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-6 at 72° W, transponder 17C (4040 V)
SR: 26665  VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 (public channel)
             VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 (media channel)

NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-7 at 137° W, transponder 18 (4060 V)
SR: 26665  VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 (public channel)
             VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 (media channel)

Coverage starts about 3 a.m. EST.

Don't have a dish? Webcast is available at:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/


Additional coverage at:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/taurus/oco/status.html
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/oco/main/index.html

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       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

Thursdays attempt was scrubbed due to the compressor failing in the air
conditioning system that feeds cool dry air into the nose cone of the
Delta 2, and a investigation was called to see if any contamination got
on the NOAA-N satellite.

Launch attempt is scheduled 5:22 a.m. EST. with a window extending 10
minutes to 5:32 a.m. EST.

Satellite separation is scheduled for 66 minutes after launch.

Again weather is the concern with a 40 percent chance that weather will
be acceptable at launch time.

Satellite Broadcast Coordinates:

NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-6 at 72° W, transponder 17C (4040 V)
SR: 26665  VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 (public channel)
               VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 (media channel)

NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-7 at 137° W, transponder 18 (4060 V)
SR: 26665  VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 (public channel)
               VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 (media channel)

Coverage starts about 3 a.m. EST.

ULA webcast of launch available:

http://www.ulalaunch.com/index_webcast.html

Coverage is expected to start about 3:15 a.m. EST.

Additional coverage at:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d336/status.html
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/NOAA-N-Prime/main/index.html

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http://dishnuts.net **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

This mornings launch attempt has been scrubbed again.

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         **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

This mornings lanch attempt was scrubbed about 30 minutes before launch
due to a problem with the launch pad gaseous nitrogen purging system.
Repairs were made and the problem was a relay that failed.

Launch attempt is scheduled 5:22 a.m. EST. with a window extending 10
minutes to 5:32 a.m. EST.

Satellite separation is scheduled for 66 minutes after launch.

Weather is the only concern with a 40 percent chance that weather will
be acceptable at launch time.

Satellite Broadcast Coordinates:

NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-6 at 72° W, transponder 17C (4040 V)
SR: 26665  VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 (public channel)
              VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 (media channel)

NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-7 at 137° W, transponder 18 (4060 V)
SR: 26665  VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 (public channel)
              VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 (media channel)

Coverage starts about 3 a.m. EST.

ULA webcast of launch available:

http://www.ulalaunch.com/index_webcast.html

Coverage is expected to start about 3:15 a.m. EST.

Additional coverage at:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d336/status.html
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/NOAA-N-Prime/main/index.html

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        **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

Sorry it should of said broadcast starts at 3 am EST.

Wednesday morning (2-4) a Delta II rocket (7320 configuration) is
scheduled to launch the NOAA-N Prime satellite for NASA and NOAA from
SLC-2W, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Launch attempt is scheduled 5:22 a.m. EST. with a window extending 10
minutes to 5:32 a.m. EST.

Satellite separation is scheduled for 66 minutes after launch.

NOAA-N Prime, built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company of
Sunnyvale, Calif. is the fifth and final satellite in the  polar
satellite program for NOAA.
NOAA-N was scheduled for launch in March 2008 but had a major setback
when back in September of 2003 the spacecraft was being titled on the
turnover cart from the vertical to horizontal position when it slipped
off and crashed to the floor at the  Lockheed Martin Corp. processing
facility  in Sunnyvale, Calif. After months to investigate the cause and
survey the damage, the spacecraft was determined to be rebuildable with
parts from a large inventory of spares left over from earlier missions
since this was the final satellite in the series.
The satellite's support structure was reused, along with several other
parts after being disassembled with vibration and thermal tests on every
part conducted to be re-certified. About 75 percent of the craft's
components were replaced with new or spare hardware,
The repairs cost NOAA more than $217 million and Lockheed Martin also
forfeited a portion of their profit from the program, but allot of that
money was already budgeted for NOAA-N Prime's planned 2 year storage as
the spacecraft was slated to be completed by 2005.
An investigation report issued a year later concluded that 24 bolts were
not installed to secure the spacecraft to the turnover cart.

**This is the first Delta II launch of 2009 and occurs during the 20th
anniversary month of the first Delta II launch. That launch occurred
Feb. 14, 1989, from Cape Canaveral, Fla. launching the NAVSTAR II-1 GPS
satellite for the Air Force.

Satellite Broadcast Coordinates:

NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-6 at 72° W, transponder 17C (4040 V)
SR: 26665  VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 (public channel)
             VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 (media channel)

NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-7 at 137° W, transponder 18 (4060 V)
SR: 26665  VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273 (public channel)
             VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 (media channel)

Coverage starts about 3 a.m. EST.

ULA webcast of launch available:

http://www.ulalaunch.com/index_webcast.html

Coverage is expected to start about 3:15 a.m. EST.

Additional coverage at:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d336/status.html
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/NOAA-N-Prime/main/index.html

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       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

Saturday night (1-17) a Delta IV-Heavy rocket is set to launch the
DSP-26 satellite for the U.S. Air Force from pad 37B at Cape Canaveral
Air Force Station, Florida.

The launch window opens at 7:33 p.m. EST. and a window extending to
11:33 p.m. EST.


This will be the first rocket launch of 2009

DSP-26 (Defense Support Program Satellite 26) is a secretive National
Reconnaissance Office satellite.


Satellite Coordinates for the Delta IV-Heavy launch:

Galaxy3C @ 95°W Transponder 4C (3780 V) analog

Sign on & bars and tone start at around 6:45 p.m. EST.

Coverage starts at 7:07 p.m. EST.

* due to orders from the Air Force, the coverage will conclude at
payload fairing seperation, 8 minutes into the flight.

Dont have a dish? a webcast available at:
http://www.ulalaunch.com/index_webcast.html



Additional coverage at:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d337/status.html
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html

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           **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

Due to ongoing work to resolve the ground support equipment issue, the
countdown was scrubbed and another attempt will be made Friday evening.
Weather will be the big issue, with only a 30 percent chance of
acceptable weather forecasted.

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stations.
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          **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

Tonights Launch attempt has been scrubbed to to a gaseous nitrogen valve
problem at the launch pad preventing the countdown to continue on for
the long multi hour fueling of the rocket.

The launch is tentatively rescheduled for Thursday evening,to give
technicians time to resolve the issue.

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stations.
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         **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

The launch has been rescheduled for Wednesday at 7:49 p.m. EST.
The reason was inspection crews discovered some damage to spray-on foam
insulation for the interstage doors and would take to long to repair in
time for a launch attempt tonight.
Weather on Wednesday evening would be much improved with the only worry
being ground level winds out of range for flight.

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stations.
http://dishnuts.net


        **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

Tuesday night (1-13) a Delta IV-Heavy rocket is set to launch the DSP-26
satellite for the U.S. Air Force from pad 37B at Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station, Florida.

The launch window opens at 7:49 p.m. EST. and a window extending 4 hours
   to 12:49 a.m. EST. (Wednesday)

Weather may be a problem as there is a forcasted 60 percent chance that
weather would delay the launch Tuesday night and there is another chance
on Wednesday night.

This will be the first rocket launch of 2009

DSP-26 (Defense Support Program Satellite 26) is a secretive National
Reconnaissance Office satellite.


Satellite Coordinates for the Delta IV-Heavy launch :

Galaxy-28 @ 89.0°W Transponder 15C (4000 V)analog

Sign on & bars and tone start at around 7 p.m. EST.

Coverage starts at 7:25 p.m. EST.

* due to orders from the Air Force, the coverage cease at payload
fairing seperation 8 minutes into the flight.

Dont have a dish? a webcast available at:
http://www.ulalaunch.com/index_webcast.html


Additional coverage at:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d337/status.html
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html

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stations.
http://dishnuts.net


       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

An Ariane5 is scheduled to launch HOT BIRD 9 and W2M at 4:51 p.m EST.
tonight.
There is no satellite broadcast of tonights launch, but there is a
webcast available at the address below starting at 4:31 p.m. EST.

http://www.videocorner.tv/index.php?langue=en

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Satellite Radio Network on Galaxy-19  @97° W - Transponder 23 (12115
Vert) SR: 22425 APID: 1794  - WTND-LP 106.3, and many micro LPFM stations.
http://dishnuts.net


       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

also available on DISH Network channel 101.  I believe the start time is 8:15 am
ET for that
channel's coverage.




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Wednesday morning (12-10) International Launch Services Proton M/Breeze
M rocket  is scheduled to launch CIEL II communications satellite for
Ciel Satellite Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from Launch Pad 39,
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

Launch is scheduled for 8:43 a.m. EST.

Spacecraft Separation is approximately 9 hours and 12 minutes after liftoff

CIEL II is a Spacebus 4000, the largest and most technologically
advanced Spacebus 4000 satellite built to date by Thales Alenia
Space Cannes, France. CIEL II has 32 Ku-band transponders (100 to
200-watt TWTA) and is the new generation of Canadian telecommunications
satellites offering  Advanced Broadcast Satellite Service delivering
high-definition and other TV services throughout North America; anchor
customer is DISH Network Corp.

Ciel II  satellite will be located at 129° West Longitude.

Ciel is a Canadian owned and controlled organization that is supported
by a strong combination of partners, including: BPC Telecommunications
Corp, a company controlled by Borealis Infrastructure which is part of
the OMERS Pension Plan's group of companies; Canadian satellite pioneer
Brian Neill; and SES AMERICOM, an SES S.A. Company.
Ciel II satellite will be operated from a new Satellite Operations
Centre at SED Systems in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Satellite Broadcast coverage:

AMC-1 at 103°W, transponder 9 C-Band (3880 Horizontal) analog

Test signals begin about 8 a.m. EST
Broadcast starts about 8:20 a.m. EST.

For those in Europe:
New Skies NSS-7 22.0°W, transponder ENV8/EUH8 Channel AB, Ku-band,
downlink 11684.5 horizontal, symbol rate 5632, digital

PAL

Test signals start at 1300 GMT
Broadcast starts at 1320 GMT.


Dont have a dish to view this?

A live webcast of the launch is available at:

http://streamvox.streamos.com/vyvx/ils121008/

Addional Coverage:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
http://ilslaunch.com/stories/Current_Campaigns/

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The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm ET. on:
RFD, The SkyScanner Satellite Radio Network on Galaxy-19 @97° W -
Transponder 23 (12115 Vert) SR: 22425 APID: 1794  - and many micro LPFM
stations.
http://dishnuts.net


       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

Wednesday afternoon (11-5) International Launch Services Proton M/Breeze
M rocket  is scheduled to launch ASTRA 1M communications satellite for
SES ASTRA, Luxembourg, from Launch Pad 39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

Launch is scheduled for 3:44 p.m. EST.

Spacecraft Separation is approximately 9 hours and 12 minutes after liftoff

ASTRA 1M is a Eurostar E3000 bus built by EADS Astrium, France it will
provide pan-European coverage. ASTRA 1M has 36 transponders covering the
FSS and BSS frequency bands. It will primarily deliver direct-to-home
services, including high-definition television. The launch of the
spacecraft will allow SES ASTRA to move capacity to its increasingly
important orbital position 23.5 degrees East.
ASTRA 1M  will be located at 19.2 degrees East longitude.

Satellite Broadcast coverage:

Galaxy 28 at 89°W, transponder 12 C-Band (3940 Horizontal) analog

Test signals begin about 3 p.m. EST
Broadcast starts about 3:20 p.m. EST.

For those in Europe:
New Skies NSS-7 22.0°W, transponder ENV8/EUH8 Channel CD, Ku-band,
downlink 11693.5 horizontal, symbol rate 5632, digital

PAL

Test signals start at 2000 GMT
Broadcast starts at 2020 GMT.


Dont have a dish to view this?

A live webcast of the launch is available at:

http://streamvox.streamos.com/vyvx/ils110508/

Addional Coverage:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
http://ilslaunch.com/stories/Current_Campaigns/
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The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm ET. on:
RFD, The SkyScanner Satellite Radio Network on Galaxy-25 (Telstar 5)
@97° W - Transponder 23 (12115 Vert) SR: 22425 APID: 1794  -  and many
micro LPFM stations.
http://dishnuts.net

       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

Tonight (10-24) a Delta II rocket (7420 configuration) is scheduled to
launch the COSMO-3 satellite for the Italian Space Agency from SLC-2W,
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Launch attempt is scheduled 10:28 p.m. EDT.

Satellite separation is scheduled for 58 minutes after launch.

COSMO-3 (Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin
Observation), built by Thales Alenia Space Italia for the Italian Space
Agency and the Italian Ministry of Defence, consists of four
medium-sized satellites designed to offer both civilian and military use
of an Earth-watching X-band Syntetic Aperture Radar instrument.

Satellite Broadcast Coordinates:

AMC-16 @ 85°W Transponder 22 Ku (12140 H)

Audio: Channel 1 English; Channel 2 Italian

Test signal starts around at 9:45 p.m. EDT.

Coverage is expected to start about 10:10 p.m. EDT.

Webcast of launch available:

Visit

http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bls/missions/cosmo-3/

Additional coverage at:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d336/status.html
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html

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The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm ET. on:
RFD, The SkyScanner Satellite Radio Network on Galaxy-25 (Telstar 5)
@97° W - Transponder 23 (12115 Vert) SR: 22425 APID: 1794  - and many
micro LPFM stations.
http://dishnuts.net


       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

Tonmorow morning (9-24), Sea Launch is scheduled to launch  Galaxy 19
satellite for Intelsat, on a Zenit-3SL rocket from the Odyssey Launch
Platform positioned on the equator in the Pacific Ocean.

Launch window opens at 5:28 a.m. EDT.

Spacecraft separation around 1 hour 8 minutes after lift off over the
west coast of Africa.


Galaxy 19, built by Space Systems/Loral, is a 1300-series hybrid
spacecraft with a total of 52 physical transponders and will replace
Galaxy 25 (telstar 5) at 97 degrees.

Broadcast coverage:

Galaxy 17 @ 91 degrees West, transponder 19 Ku band (12066 Horizontal)
DVB 4:2:0, SR: 61113

Test signals start at 4:45 a.m. EDT.
Broadcast starts at 5:15 a.m. EDT.


Don't have a dish, a webcast of launch is available at:

http://www.sea-launch.com/current_index_webcast.html

Additional coverage at:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
http://www.sea-launch.com/current_launch.html
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Program Director of SSRN - Operator of RadioFree Dishnuts - Producer of
The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm ET. on:
RFD, The SkyScanner Satellite Radio Network on Galaxy-25 (Telstar 5)
@97° W - Transponder 23 (12115 Vert) SR: 22425 APID: 1794  - WTND-LP
106.3, and many micro LPFM stations.
http://dishnuts.net


       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

Friday evening (9-19) International Launch Services Proton M/Breeze M
rocket  is scheduled to launch Nimiq 4 communications satellite for
Telesat, Canada, from Launch Pad 39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

Launch is scheduled for 5:48 p.m. EDT.

Spacecraft Separation is approximately 9 hours and 11 minutes after liftoff

Nimiq 4, built by EADS Astrium, France is a Eurostar E3000 bus with 32
channels in Ku-band and 8 channels in Ka-band.
Nimiq 4 has two payloads for Canadian broadcast services. The main
payload will provide specialty television and foreign language
programming. The second payload has six beams covering Canada for such
advanced services as high-definition television. Nimiq satellites are
dedicated to the provision of direct-to-home services for Bell TV.will
be used for SES Americoms "Americom2Home"  for Dish Network DBS service.
Nimiq 4  will be located at 82 degrees west.


Satellite Broadcast coverage:

Anik F2 at 111.1°W, transponder 7 C-Band (3980 V) analog

Test signals begin about 5 p.m. EDT
Broadcast starts about 5:25 p.m. EDT.

For those in Europe:
New Skies NSS-7 22.0°W, transponder ENV8/EUH8, Channel AB, Ku-band,
downlink 11684.5 horizontal, symbol rate 5632, digital PAL

Test signals start at 2100 GMT
Broadcast starts at 2125 GMT.


Dont have a dish to view this?

A live webcast of the launch is available at:

http://streamvox.streamos.com/vyvx/ils091808/

Addional Coverage:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
http://ilslaunch.com/stories/Current_Campaigns/

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The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm ET. on:
RFD, The SkyScanner Satellite Radio Network on Galaxy-25 (Telstar 5)
@97° W - Transponder 23 (12115 Vert) SR: 22425 APID: 1794  - WTND-LP
106.3, and many micro LPFM stations.
http://dishnuts.net


       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

GeoEye 1 earth imaging satellite is scheduled to launch aboard a Delta 2
rocket from  SLC-2W, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California at 2:50pm EDT.

Broadcast coverage:

AMC-1 at 103.0°W transponder 17C (4040 H)analog

If you dont have a dish, there is a live webcast of the launch
available at:

http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bls/missions/335/

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The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm ET. on:
RFD, The SkyScanner Satellite Radio Network on Galaxy-25 (Telstar 5)
@97° W - Transponder 23 (12115 Vert) SR: 22425 APID: 1794  - WTND-LP
106.3, and many micro LPFM stations.
http://dishnuts.net

       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**

Wednesday Morning (7-16) EDT. / Tuesday Evening (7-15) PDT, Sea Launch
is scheduled to launch  EchoStar XI satellite for DISH Network
Corporation, on a Zenit-3SL rocket from the Odyssey Launch Platform
positioned on the equator in the Pacific Ocean.

Launch window opens at 1:21 a.m. EDT. / 10:21 p.m PDT (7-15)

Spacecraft separation around 1 hour after lift off over the Indian Ocean.

EchoStar XI, built by Space Systems/Loral is a 1300 bus design providing
direct-to-home television broadcast to subscribers.
EchoStar XI will be replacing EchoStar 8.


Broadcast coverage:

Echostar 9 @ 121 degrees West, transponder 14 Ku band (11913 Horizontal)
DVB 4:2:0, SR: 61113

Test signals start at 12:30 a.m. EDT. / 9:30 p.m PDT (7-15)
Broadcast starts at 1:10 a.m. EDT.  / 10:10 p.m PDT (7-15)

Also coverage can be seen on DISH Channel 101

Don't have a dish, a webcast of launch is available at:

http://www.sea-launch.com/current_index_webcast.html

Additional coverage at:


http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
http://www.sea-launch.com/current_launch.html

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Program Director of SSRN - Operator of RadioFree Dishnuts - Producer of
The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm ET. on:
RFD, The SkyScanner Satellite Radio Network on Galaxy-25 (Telstar 5)
@97° W - Transponder 23 (12115 Vert) SR: 22425 APID: 1794  - WTND-LP
106.3, and many micro LPFM stations.
http://dishnuts.net


       **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**