|
|
|
|
| Space and Satellite Monitoring Forum Forum for the discussion of the Space Shuttle, Satellites, Military Satcom, and Amateur Radio Satcom communications. |
05-15-2009, 11:59 AM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arlington MA
Posts: 635
|
|
Shuttle heading towards USA now
LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE AND SPACE SHUTTLE TRACKING
Space walk is in progress at this time as they approach USA.
Listen up on 296.8 259.7 279.0 - you might hear them - AM I think.
I cant really tell what the track is - but they seem to be heading towards Panama or Mexico - maybe they will then go over Cuba - possibly hearable from South Florida or southern Texas. Lots of talking now. 1158AM EDT
|
05-15-2009, 12:08 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arlington MA
Posts: 635
|
|
Looks like they will be going over Houston TX then Jacksonville FL - still lots of talking - 1208PM EDT
|
05-15-2009, 12:12 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arlington MA
Posts: 635
|
|
Approaching Florida now - SC and NC might get a chance to hear them - 1212PM EDT
|
05-15-2009, 12:16 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arlington MA
Posts: 635
|
|
They are out over the Atlantic Ocean now heading for Europe apparently. 1216PM EDT
|
05-15-2009, 07:32 PM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Newport, Tennessee
Posts: 1,024
|
|
Thank for the information, but you would probably get more people to respond to this because they are interested in this type of monitoring by posting this in the space-satellite monitoring forum.
Space and Satellite Monitoring Forum - The RadioReference.com Forums
Again thanks for the update.
__________________
Danny Harp Jr.
HAM Radio Operator: N4YEK
|
05-16-2009, 07:15 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arlington MA
Posts: 635
|
|
Saturday - space walk will be approximately 816 AM CDT to 246 PM CDT - the track appears to be further to the East today - at 704 AM EDT the Shuttle flew northeast bound over Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, and east of Puerto Rico. The Shuttle orbits the earth once every 96 minutes. Possibly listeners in Australia will have the best opportunity to listen in today. Peter Sz
|
05-16-2009, 07:20 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arlington MA
Posts: 635
|
|
US Space Shuttle - Saturday
LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE AND SPACE SHUTTLE TRACKING
Listen up on 296.8 259.7 279.0 - you might hear them - AM I think. Saturdays space walk should be from 816 AM CDT to 246 PM CDT. It appears that listeners in Australia might have the best chance of hearing them today. At 704 AM EDT they flew northeastbound over Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, and east of Puerto Rico. They did not pass over the lower 48 in the USA at all. The Space Shuttle orbits the earth once every 96 minutes. Peter Sz
|
05-16-2009, 12:00 PM
|
|
|
STS-125 has a lower orbital inclination than usual because of being in Hubble's orbit, so only the southern U.S. states have much chance of hearing them.
__________________
David T. Stark, NF2G
Educator - Criminal Justice, Sociology
NF2G's Forensic Scannist Pages http://nf2g.com/scannist
Don't run from the police. Motorola always beats Mopar!
|
05-16-2009, 12:07 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arlington MA
Posts: 635
|
|
They are right over brownville TX now - 1206 PM EDT
|
05-16-2009, 12:29 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arlington MA
Posts: 635
|
|
140 PM ish should be the next pass over Houston and central Florida if I added correctly - and then 316PM - if they stay in the same track. I have been told that the AM freqs are no longer used - you might want to hunt for digital signals that come up between 400 mhz and 406 mhz. Peter Sz
|
05-16-2009, 01:43 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arlington MA
Posts: 635
|
|
143PM EDT - shuttle heading towards mexico
|
05-16-2009, 01:52 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arlington MA
Posts: 635
|
|
150 PM EDT - going over Houston they just said - map shows them over Gulf of Mexico approaching Florida - Peter Sz
|
05-16-2009, 07:22 PM
|
|
|
Can this be picked up on a scanner?
__________________
Pro 2040 Scanner
Pro 83
Pro 2096
My Sweet Pro 106
Ronnie James Dio rules.....
|
05-16-2009, 08:32 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 7
|
|
Yes - if the scanner can recieve those freq's and you have a decent antenna,
|
05-17-2009, 01:16 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arlington MA
Posts: 635
|
|
I was advised that the spacesuits might now be using digital radios in the 400 to 406 Mhz range. No one has reported that the spacesuits were heard on the AM freqs on Friday or Saturday. Listneing to NASA TV, I did hear mention of "Air to ground 1" and "Air to ground 2". Peter Sz
|
05-17-2009, 01:56 PM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Oceanside, CA
Posts: 1,077
|
|
Rather than hanging around here talking to yourself, why don't you post in the Space and Satellite monitoring forum? You would be more likely to find people with a similar interest and probably get more responses.
__________________
73 de Dan/w6kru
Yaesu FT-857 FT-90 VX-170 VX-3
BCD396XT BCD396T PRO-90 PRO-2050
Base RS 20-176 / Maxrad MFB8133 & MYA8256
Mobile Maxrad MUF8043
http://dansracephotos.com
|
05-17-2009, 03:46 PM
|
 |
Bob Loblaw
|
|
Database Admin
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: EN22 - Central Iowa
Posts: 1,110
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by DDan
Rather than hanging around here talking to yourself, why don't you post in the Space and Satellite monitoring forum? You would be more likely to find people with a similar interest and probably get more responses.
|
Agreed...
Here we go... |
05-17-2009, 06:32 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arlington MA
Posts: 635
|
|
Already done.
|
05-17-2009, 10:06 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Lansing, MI
Posts: 7,298
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by zerg901
I was advised that the spacesuits might now be using digital radios in the 400 to 406 Mhz range. No one has reported that the spacesuits were heard on the AM freqs on Friday or Saturday. Listneing to NASA TV, I did hear mention of "Air to ground 1" and "Air to ground 2". Peter Sz
|
Those are TDRS satellite encrypted comms - they still use UHF to talk from the suit to the shuttle. |
05-18-2009, 09:20 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arlington MA
Posts: 635
|
|
Space walk underway again now - Monday morning - 820AM to 120 PM EDT - this will be the 5th and final spacewalk on this mission. Shuttle is over Africa as I type at 918AM EDT.
Rdale - which UHF freqs are still used for spacesuit to Shuttle comms? 300 Mhz AM, or 400 to 406 Mhz?
Peter Sz
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:13 AM.
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
