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 -- Dishnut-P ==================================================================== 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-19 @97° W - Transponder 23 (12115 Vert) SR: 22425 APID: 1794 and many affiliates, micro LPFM stations. http://dishnuts.net RFD Listen Links: http://dishnuts.net/ Show Archives: http://cband.info/archives/Dishnut-News/ **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)** *********************************** * POST TO MEDIANEWS@ETSKYWARN.NET * *********************************** Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
