Milcom Monitoring Post Profiles

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Space Shuttle Launch Attempt Logs


Here is what was monitored on Monday during the last launch attempt of STS-127. They are gassing up again this morning and another launch attempt will occur this evening with a liftoff set for 6:03:10 p.p. EDT.

Frequencies monitored:
46.6500 CCAFS (JTF AIR, JOLLY)
118.6250 / 239.0500 CCAFS - Skid Strip Tower
121.5000 / 243.0000 Guard (CAPE TOWER with CG 2128 / airspace violation calls)
121.7500 KSC - NASA Ground
123.1000 Coast Guard Air (RELAY 1 - CLEARANCE 1 air-air)
126.6500 KSC - Weather
128.5500 / 284.0000 KSC - NASA Tower
133.4750 Miami Center - Melbourne (passed by CAPE CONTROL as contact for HURRICANE)
133.7500 Patrick AFB - Tower
133.8000 / 264.8000 CCAFS - Cape Control
134.0500 Orlando App (passed by CAPE CONTROL)
138.4500 am / 349.6000 CCAFS - DoD CAPE (JTF AIR; VARIETY)
141.3000 am / 294.6000 CCAFS - VARIETY 1 (VARIETY; CAPE LEADER)
156.8000 Coast Guard Ch-16
157.0500 Coast Guard Ch-21A DOLPHIN air-air
157.0750 Coast Guard Ch-81A Range Control
157.1500 Coast Guard Ch-23A Station Port Canaveral
157.1750 Coast Guard Aux Ch-83 Bairs Cove
165.3125 Coast Guard CG-121 (P25) Station Port Canaveral
235.4000 NASA air-air
255.5000 Patrick AFB 920th RQW RESCUE OPS (JOLLY air-air)
260.9000 HUNTRESS
269.3000 Miami Center - Melbourne
282.8000 CCAFS (JTF AIR)
311.0000 Patrick AFB 920th RQW (KING-JOLLY AR boom)
321.0000 Patrick AFB 920th RQW KING OPS
343.7000 Miami Center - Melbourne
360.1500 Langley AFB 1st FW HARASS air-air
411.4500 KSC - Direct 7

Callsigns:
CAPE CONTROL - CCAFS MRU (ground unit)
CAPE LEADER (ground unit)
CLEARANCE 1 (CG 2128)
COAST GUARD 2128 (HU-25D, CGAS Miami)
COAST GUARD 6565 (MH-65C, CGAS Savannah; is one of the DOLPHIN helos)
DOLPHIN 1-2 (MH-65C)
FORWARD OBSERVER AIR
GASMAN 02 (KC-135R, 106th ARS)
HARASS 33-34 (F-15C, 71st FS)
HARASS 35-36 (F-15C, 71st FS)
HOUSTON VOICE (ground unit)
JTF AIR (ground unit; mentions of Satcom problems; monitoring BFT's, Blue Force Trackers)
JOLLY 1 (HH-60G, tail 233)
JOLLY 2 (HH-60G, tail 358)
JOLLY 3 (HH-60G, tail 231)
JOLLY 4 (HH-60G, tail 232)
KING 1
KING 2
KING 3 (KC-130J, BH 6472)
NASA 912 (T-38N)
NASA 923 (T-38N)
NASA 945 (G-2; weather flight)
NASA 955 (T-38N; weather flight)
PARRISH 1 (ground unit)
RELAY 1 (Cherokee, N615FT)
SEARCH 1 (UH-1H, N416NA)
SEARCH 2 (UH-1H, N419NA)
SEARCH 3 (UH-1H) (passed N418NA yesterday)
TEFLON 08 (KC-135R, 108th ARS)
TEFLON 09 (KC-135T, 171st ARW)
VARIETY 1 (ground unit)
WARSHIP 28 (mentioned by JOLLY 3)
WEATHER COORDINATOR (ground unit)

CAP Points:
APOLLO CAP
ATLAS CAP (AR track)
POLARIS CAP (alternate AR track)