Space Shuttle Discovery Landing Sunday evening Oz time

[john roe]

Late news Flash: SCRUBBED

 

De-Orbit burn will now take place on Monday 19th at KSC Time of 0743 = 1943 Perth, 2143 East coast and Landing, will be 0851 KSC time = 2051 Perth Time and 2251 East coast times.

 

DISREGARD TIMES BELOW NOW

 

For those interested in watching live the landing of the Space Shuttle Discovery, due to de-orbit at 1927 Perth Time, 2127 East coast for a landing at Kennedy Space Center on the East coast of Florida at 2029 Perth time and 22.29 East coast time tonight Sunday the 18th, the 1st flight path to be seen by millions as it decends over canada and USA to florida will witness the huge plasma trail created by Discovery, live viewing can be seen on Nasa TV, http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html with selected other viewing options, then Windows Media Player, (full Screen selection) from 1700 Perth time.

 

# 1st Opportunity path as follows.

 

 

STS-131 Landing Ground Tracks to Kennedy Space Center on Orbit 222

 

 

 

Here are the milestone geographic points that space shuttle Discovery will fly over for its first landing opportunity:

 

 

 

1. South of the Queen Charlotte Islands (western Canada)

 

 

 

2. Over British Columbia, northeast of Vancouver

 

 

 

3. Over southern Alberta province

 

 

 

4. Over Montana, flying over Fort Peck Lake (Mach 22)

 

 

 

 

 



5. Across the western border of North Dakota, then over northern South Dakota tracking northwest to southeast, directly over the capital of

 

 

 

 

 



Pierre

 

 

 

 

 



6. Across Iowa directly over Sioux City and southwest of Des Moines and Council Bluffs, Iowa (Mach 18)

 

 

 

 

 



7. Over the heart of Missouri, between Kansas City and St. Louis (Mach 16)

 

 

 

 

 



8. Over the eastern border of Arkansas and Tennessee, east of Memphis (Mach 14)

 

 

 

 

 



9. Over NE Mississippi, northeast of Tupelo (Mach 12)

 

 

 

 

 



10. Over Alabama tracking northwest to southeast from Birmingham to Columbus, Georgia (Mach 10)

 

 

 

 

 



11. Over southwest Georgia south of Americus

 

 

 

 

 



12. Over Florida, almost directly over Jacksonville (Mach 4)

 

 

 

 

 

13. West of St. Augustine and Daytona Beach, onto KSC.

 

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Failure for the 1st attempt will follow 90 mins later.

 

# 2nd attempt Opportunity path as follows.

 

 

 

STS-131 Landing Ground Tracks to Kennedy Space Center on Orbit 223

 

 

 

Here are the milestone geographic points that space shuttle Discovery will fly over for its second landing opportunity:

 

 

 

1. Over Washington State, south of the Seattle/Tacoma area

 

 

 

2. Over northeast Oregon south of La Grande

 

 

 

3. Over Idaho, moving from northwest to southeast, flying north-northeast of Boise moving toward Pocatello

 

 

 

4. Over southwest Wyoming, north of Rock Springs (Mach 22)

 

 

 

5. Over Colorado, northeast of Denver (Mach 20)

 

 

 

 

 



6. Over Kansas, northeast of Dodge City, then almost directly over Wichita

 

 

 

 

 



7. Over Oklahoma, almost directly over Tulsa (Mach 18)

 

 

 

 

 



8. Over Arkansas, near Ft. Smith and Little Rock (Mach 16)

 

 

 

 

 



9. Over Mississippi, tracking over Grenada and Starkville (Mach 14)

 

 

 

 

 



10. Over Alabama, moving northwest to southeast over Tuscaloosa and Montgomery (Mach 10)

 

 

 

 

 



11. Over southwest Georgia, near Thomasville

 

 

 

 

 



12. Over Florida, south of Tallahassee (Mach 6)

 

 

 

 

 

13. South of Ocala, then over Orlando, onto KSC.

 

Good viewing...

 

 

[john roe]

Re: Space Shuttle Discovery NEWSFLASH

 

Late news Flash:

 

BOTH SCRUBBED

 

 

[john roe]

Re: Space Shuttle Discovery Landing Tuesday evening Oz time

 

NEWS UPDATE,,2100 Perth Time, 2nd attempt to land at KSC has been scrubbed due to bad weather,next available time slot is approx 0630 am USA Tues Morn, = 1830 Perth, EST 2030. etc.

 

will update later towards time, 1st attempt will be for KSC and 2nd attempt will be for Edwards Air Force Base In California, a costly excersise and piggy back to KSC.

 

 

[john roe]

NEWS FLASH:

 

Discovery to do the De-Orbit burn 07.02 USA Time = 20.02 Perth, 22.02 East Coast, mins and land on Runway 33 at KSC at 08.07 USA Time, Perth time 21.08, east Coast 23.08... NOW

 

60 seconds to landing Tuesday Night Oz Time.