SHUTTLE MISSION FREQUENCIES BY TOPOL This is a list of frequencies that are used during a shuttle mission, I have found them from all sorts of various materials, including monitoring times, popular communication and jim thompson. NASA SHUTTLE AIR-TO GROUND 3.850 mhz Johnson Space Flight Center 3.860 mhz Goddard Space Flight Center 7.185 mhz Goddard Space Flight Center 14.280 mhz Johnson SFC 14.295 mhz Goddard SFC 21.370 mhz Johnson SFC 21.395 mhz Goddard SFC 28.600 mhz Johnson SFC 28.645 mhz Goddard SFC USAF/NASA FREQUENCIES 4.510 MHZ 9.974 MHZ 4.760 MHZ 10.780 MHZ 4.855 MHZ 11.104 MHZ 4.992 MHZ 11.414 MHZ 5.350 MHZ 11.548 MHZ 5.810 MHZ 14.615 MHZ 6.727 MHZ 19.303 MHZ 6.740 MHZ 19.984 MHZ 8.993 MHZ 20.191 MHZ 9.315 MHZ 20.475 MHZ HF USED AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER search/rescue 2.182 mhz 3.023 mhz 5.68 mhz 8.346 mhz 10.003 mhz 14.993 mhz 19.993 mhz VHF Sarsat 121.50 marine distress 156.0 military air distress 243.0 Kennedy operations 7.675 mhz 7.765 mhz 10.78 mhz 13.213 mhz 20.390 mhz Ships 2.625 mhz 5.190 mhz 5.696 mhz 5.810 mhz 9.125 mhz 11.407 mhz Aircraft 6.693 mhz 6.896 mhz 6.983 mhz 7.461 mhz 8.891 mhz 9.043 mhz 9.131 mhz 10.78 mhz 11.205 mhz 13.170 mhz 15.015 mhz 18.20 mhz VHF FREQUENCIES AT KENNEDY Operations 117.80 mhz 121.90 mhz 126.40 mhz 148.40 mhz 162.60 mhz 170.10 mhz 284.0 Aircraft 164.80 mhz Ships 148.50 mhz 149.10 mhz 162.0 mhz Shuttle 296.0 mhz primary 259.70 mhz secondary 296.8 mhz eva spacesuits 279.0 mhz S band microwave in mhz Shuttle to ground 2205.0 2217.5 2250.0 2287.5 mhz Ground to Shuttle 2041.9 2201.4 Jim thompson had these up on hamnet Nasa Aeronautical Frequencies vhf/uhf in mhz KENNEDY SC PATRICK AFB EDWARDS AFB 117.8 118.4 116.4 121.7 121.7 120.7 126.2 125.1 121.8 126.3 126.2 126.1 284.0 128.7 127.8 138.3 236.6 138.45 269.9 149.925 290.3 162.6120 318.1 273.5 390.1 335.8 340.9 348.4 358.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ennedy space center ground support VHF in mhz 148.480 163.510 170.350 149.170 163.560 171.150 162.610 165.190 171.260 163.460 170.150 173.560 163.480 170.170 173.680 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------.ASA MALABAR (PALM BAY) HF NETWORKS IN KHZ 2405 DATA BUOYS 2622 SRB RECOVERY PRIMARY 2664 BACKUP MISSION AUDIO-CAPE/HOU 2678 ETR RANGE CONTROL 2716 NAVY HARBOR CNTL-PORT CANAV. 2764 SRB RECOVERY CHANNEL 3024 COAST GUARD SAR-PRIMARY 3187 SRB RECOVERY SHIPS CHANNEL 4376 PRIMARY RECOVERY ZONE SAR 4510 SRB RECOVERY SHIPS CHANNEL 4856 CAPE RADIO/LEADER 4992 CAPE RADIO/COAST GUARD SHIPS 5180 NASA TRACKING SHIPS 5187 NASA TRACKING SHIPS 5190 ETR PRIMARY NIGHT CHANNEL 5350 LAUNCH SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 5680 LAUNCH SUPPORT SHIPS 5810 ETR SECONDARY NIGHT CHANNEL 6720 SAR PRIMARY ATLANTIC 6896 CAPE RADIO 6837 CAPE RADIO 7412 SAR COMMS WITH BAHAMMAS 7461 CAPE RADIO/LAUNCH SUPPORT A/C 7525 NASA GROUND TRACKING NET 7676 LAUNCH SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 7765 SRB RECOVERY SHIPS 7919 DATA CHANNEL 7985 DATA CHANNEL 9022 LAUNCH SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 9043 LAUNCH SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 9132 LAUNCH SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 10305 SPACE MISSILE TACTICAL NET 10310 MALABAR TO ASCENSION IS-MUX 10780 ETR PRIMARY DAY CHANNEL 11104 LAUNCH SUPPORT SHIPS 11252 LAUNCH SUPPORT SHIPS 11407 SRB RECOVERY SHIPS 11414 CAPE RADIO 11548 CAPE RADIO 11621 SRB RECOVERY SHIPS 13227 LAUNCH SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 13237 DATA CHANNEL 13495 DATA CHANNEL 13600 MALABAR TO ASCENSION IS-MUX 13878 LAUNCH SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 14937 ASCENSION IS TO MALABAR-MUX 18009 LAUNCH SUPPORT SHIPS 19303 LAUNCH SUPPORT SHIPS 19640 CAPE RADIO 19966 ASCENSION IS TO MALABAR-MUX 20186 LAUNCH TRACKING NET 20192 MALABAR TO ASCENSION IS MUX 20198 OCC SHUTTLE MISSION AUDIO 20390 ETR-SECONDARY DAY CHANNEL 22755 ASCENSION IS TO MALABAR-MUX 23413 CAPE RADIO 27065 NASA CB RADIOS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------RBy the way dont forget that nasa has transponders on f2 satellites on the clarke belt. For a more detailed list of information refer to monitoring times sept.88 issue. Or leave e-mail to me, and i'll look it up. by topol kwv8bp --------------- From: JIM THOMPSON To: ALL Subj: NASA FREQS. SHUTTLE MISSION FREQUENCIES AERONAUTICAL FREQUENCIES VHF/UHF IN MHz KSC PATRICK AFB EDWARDS AFB 117.8 118.4 116.4 121.7 121.7 120.7 126.2 125.1 121.8 126.3 126.2 126.1 284.0 128.7 127.8 138.3 236.6 138.450 269.9 149.925 290.3 162.6120 318.1 273.5 390.1 335.8 340.9 348.4 358.3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- KSC GROUND SUPPORT VHF IN MHz 148.480 163.510 170.350 149.170 163.560 171.150 162.610 165.190 171.260 163.460 170.150 173.560 163.480 170.170 173.680 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- S BAND MICROWAVE IN MHz SHUTTLE TO GROUND 2205.0 2217.5 2250.0 2287.5 GROUND TO SHUTTLE 2041.9 2201.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORTWAVE FREQUENCIES IN KHz 2622 6693 9042 13277 2678 6708 9132 13600 3850 7461 10780* 14397 3860 7675 11205 14896 5180 7910 11407 20186 5190 8972 12160 20197 5350 8981 12277 20198 5810 7765 13170 20390** ALL FREQUENCIES ARE IN UPPER SIDEBAND * PRIMARY FREQUENCY ** SECONDARY FREQUENCY THESE FREQUENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN CHECKED BY ME --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The May 1983 issue of Popular Communications magazine lists the following HF frequencies for Space Shuttle related moni- toring: 2.622 NASA booster rocket recovery 3.385 NASA tracking 3.395 NASA tracking 5.190 NASA tracking vessels 5.810 NASA booster recovery vessels 6.708 NASA aircraft 6.896 NASA aircraft 6.983 NASA tracking 7.461 NASA aircraft 7.675 NASA Kennedy operations 7.765 NASA aircaft 10.780 USAF "Cape Radio" (primary) 11.205 NASA Pacific operations 11.407 NASA booster rcoket recovery 14.456 NASA tracking 20.186 NASA tracking (Ascension Island) 20.191 NASA tracking (Ascension Island) 20.390 USAF "Cape Radio" (secondary) Other VHF, UHF, and microwave frequencies are listed in this article on pages 38 and 39. ========================================================================== Bob Parnass, AT&T Bell Laboratories - ihnp4!ihuxf!parnass - (312)979-5414