Milcom Blog Logs - 11/14/2008 - Central Florida

Above Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the full moon hovers over space shuttle Endeavour waiting for liftoff on the STS-126 mission. Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Here are some Milcom Space Shuttle launch blog logs from Mr. Anonymous in Central Florida received on 11/14/2008.

46.650 CCAFS
JOLLY air-air

118.625 CCAFS Cape Tower
CLEARANCE 1
KING 1
KING 2
KING 3
CG 2114 (aka CLEARANCE 1)

121.500 Guard
US COAST GUARD calling aircraft violating TFR
Unid ground station with broadcast for aircraft violating TFR

121.750 KSC NASA Ground
461QS request IFR clearance to Houston Hobby

123.100 Coast Guard
Unid mention departing Space Shuttle mission, attempting to contact Miami Air

124.350 Patrick AFB Ground
Unid taxi to bird bath

126.650 KSC STA / WX
WEATHER CAPCOM (also passed countdown update thru ascent)
NASA WEATHER COORDINATOR
NASA 961 (Steve)
NASA 945

128.550 KSC NASA Tower
SEARCH 1
SEARCH 3 (tail N416NA)
NASA 945
JOLLY 3-4
GULFSTREAM 461 QUEBEC SIERRA arrival and departure
NASA 901 departure
NASA 956 departure

133.750 Patrick AFB Tower
FIRST FLIGHT 1
SEARCH 3
SEARCH 1
JOLLY 3
JOLLY 4
KING 2

133.800 CCAFS Cape Control
CAPE CONTROL (passing 351.900, VHF 134.050, Orlando App)
SEARCH 1
SEARCH 2 (self ID tail N417NA)
SEARCH 3
DOLPHIN 2
CLEARANCE 1 (self ID as CG 2114)
STAR 1 (Brevard SO helo)
KING 3
N616FT (ID'd as RELAY 1)
COAST GUARD 2114 depart to Opa Locka
KING 1 to land KXMR
JOLLY 1 flight of 4

138.450 CCAFS DoD Cape
LRD with comm checks
SEARCH 3 calling LRD
unid "standing by for JFT forces release"

141.300 CCAFS Variety
VARIETY 1 (passes terminal countdown)
JOLLY 3
JOLLY 4
KING 3

150.350 Patrick AFB King Ops
KING 2

154.515 Spaceport USA Tour Buses (pl 167.9)

154.600 Spaceport USA (pl 167.9)

156.800 Ch-16
JOLLY with unid vessel, instructions to remain out of launch area

157.050 Ch-21A
DOLPHIN 02
DOLPHIN 01 (also air-air; HUNTRESS up 260.900)
CG 6575 calling COAST GUARD CONTROL
STATION FORT PIERCE

157.075 Ch-81A
RANGE CONTROL
BCSO (Brevard County Sheriff's Office boat)
BEAR COVE (USCG Aux)
FWC 1
301
442
515
MIKE 778 (CBP boat?)
CUTTER SHRIKE

157.100 Ch-22A
SECTOR JACKSONVILLE (Safety Zone broadcasts)
STATION PORT CANAVERAL

157.150 Ch-23A
STATION PONCE INLET
CG 234471
STATION PORT CANAVERAL
CG 25442
SECTOR JACKSONVILLE
CUTTER SHRIKE

157.175 Ch-83A Coast Guard Aux
BEAR COVE
STATION PORT CANAVERAL
522
Aux 4317
Aux 4302
Aux 4315
Aux 2639

252.000 HUNTRESS
DOLPHIN 1
DOLPHIN 2
ARROW 01-02, to 303.950; push 320.950 Discrete
ARROW 03-04, to 8-Aux; push 260.900 HUNTRESS
TANKER 05

255.500 Patrick AFB Rescue Ops
JOLLY 3-4

264.800 CCAFS Cape Control
CAPE CONTROL
ARROW 03-04
NASA 961
NASA 945
JOLLY 4
TANKER 06
SEARCH 1

265.400 NORAD
Unid "on your back up freq"

284.000 KSC NASA Tower
JOLLY

294.600 CCAFS Variety
VARIETY
KING 3
JOLLY 3-4

311.000 MacDill AFB LIGHTNING OPS
PISTON 12
BREWER 81

311.000 Patrick AFB
KING AAR boom

320.950 Eglin AFB 60th FS
ARROW air-air

321.000 MacDill AFB LIGHTNING OPS
BREWER 81 calling, no answer

321.000 Patrick AFB King Ops
JOLLY 3 off to the right

345.000 Coast Guard
CG 2114 calling Miami Air

349.600 CCAFS
CLEARANCE 1
FORWARD OBSERVER AIR with VARIETY 1
PARRISH 1

411.450 KSC Direct 7 (pl 123.0)
ASTRO VAN
PAD RESCUE LEADER
ENGINE 3