This upcoming Thursday morning (9-8) United Launch Alliance is scheduled to launch a pair of GRAIL lunar spacecraft for NASA on a Delta II heavy rocket (7920-H configuration)from SLC-17B, Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Launch is scheduled with two launch windows, first on being at 8:37:06 a.m.. EDT. and another opportunity at 9:16:12 a.m. EDT. GRAIL-A Deploy occurs approximately 81 minutes and 58 seconds after liftoff, and GRAIL-B Deploy occurs approximately 90 minutes and 13 seconds after liftoff. ** there will be Rocket cams aboard to give a unique view of the launch. GRAIL (Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory) primary science objectives will be to determine the structure of the lunar interior, from crust to core and to advance understanding of the thermal evolution of the Moon. GRAIL will also extend knowledge gained from the Moon to the other terrestrial planets. The new information that will be obtained will help when targeting a landing site for any future missions. Each spacecraft will carry multiple cameras onboard to document their views and to allow students and the public to view observations from the satellites. Forecasters are calling for a 40 percent chance of acceptable weather at liftoff time. On all NASA Channels: NASA TV MPEG2 (public channel 101) available on AMC-3 at 87° W, transponder 15C (4000 H) SR: 28111 VPID: 111 APID: 114 PCR: 111 NASA TV MPEG2 (education channel 102) available on AMC-3 at 87° W, transponder 15C (4000 H) SR: 28111 VPID: 289 APID: 293 PCR: 289 NASA TV MPEG2 (media channel 103) available on AMC-3 at 87° W, transponder 15C (4000 H) SR: 28111 VPID: 4145 APID: 4148 PCR: 4145 NASA TV MPEG2 (High definition channel 105) available on AMC-3 at 87° W, transponder 15C (4000 H) SR: 28111 VPID: 82 APID: 83 PCR: 82 NASA broadcast coverage starts at 6 a.m. EDT. Don't have a dish? Webcast is available at: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ Additional coverage at: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d356/status.html http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/grail/main/index.html http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/grail/home.cfm -- Dishnut-P ==================================================================== Program Director and Operator of RadioFree Dishnuts - Producer of The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm ET. on: RFD RFD Listen Links: http://dishnuts.net/ RFD Show Archives: http://gamebird.ehhh.us/archive Follow RFD on Twitter: http://twitter.com/rfdradio and Facebook: http://facebook.com/radiofree.dishnuts **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)** _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
