STS-116 Launch coverage next week

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Coverage of the launch can be seen on

Eutelsat Atlantic Bird at 12.5 degrees West, Transponder F5, channel D (SCPC), 12.652 MHz, SR= 6.1113 Ms/sec, FEC=3/4

at the end of next week.

find out more info at ESA or put this into your address bar http://television.esa.int/default.cfm#

 

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Final preperations are being made for the 02:36 GMT launch (weather permiting) of the space shuttle Discovery mission STS-16 on friday the 8th December.

The launch can be seen on

Eutelsat Atlantic Bird at 12.5 degrees West
Transponder F5, channel D horizontal, F=12.652 MHz, SR=6.1113 Ms/sec, FEC=3/4

Coverage starts at 02:20 GMT Fri 08, 2006

or you can tune in now and watch the follwoing:-


20:30 Begin of mission commentary
20:56 Astronauts TV and photo opportunity in crew quarters
22:05 Astronauts final weather briefing at Mission Control, Houston
22:15 Astronauts suit up for launch
22:40 Countdown resumes at the T-3 hour mark
22:45 Astronauts depart crew quarters for Launch Pad 39-B
23:15 Astronauts arrive at Launch Pad and board Discovery 00:30 Discovery’s hatch is closed and latched for launch

 

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The weather got its way.... this mornings launch has be scrubed.

The next launch attempt will be at 01:47 on Sunday 10th December.

 

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At 01:47 GMT on the 10th december the space shuttle Discovery lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
You can read more if go to the following link or you can visit NASA's main website. http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMURB9L6VE_index_0.html