[sarex] NASA TV TO AIR CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL

[Arthur Z Rowe <n1orc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Submitted by Arthur N1ORC - Amsat A/C #31468

Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington                       Dec. 17, 2004
(Phone: 202/358-4769)

James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 281/483-5111)



NASA TV AIRS DELIVERY TO SPACE STATION CREW 

     NASA TV will broadcast live the arrival of the Russian 
Progress cargo spacecraft at the International Space Station 
(ISS) on Dec. 25. NASA TV coverage begins at 6 p.m. EST, and the 
Progress will dock at approximately 7:05 p.m. EST.

The Progress will bring approximately 5,000 pounds of cargo to 
the ISS Expedition 10 crew. This is the 16th Progress to dock 
with the Station. The supplies include food, fuel, spare 
equipment and Christmas gifts from home. Commander Leroy Chiao 
and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov have been aboard the 
Station since mid-October.

To make room for the new craft, the Progress that arrived at the 
Station in August will be undocked and deorbited on Wednesday, 
Dec. 22. NASA TV will not cover the Progress 15 undocking. The 
new Progress is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, 
Kazakhstan, at 5:19 p.m. EST on Dec. 23. NASA will not have live 
TV coverage of the launch. A status report will be issued once 
the Progress reaches orbit.

NASA TV is available on the Web and via satellite in the 
continental U.S. on AMC-6, Transponder 9C, C-Band, at 72 degrees 
west longitude. The frequency is 3880.0 MHz. Polarization is 
vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz. In Alaska and 
Hawaii, NASA TV is available on AMC-7, Transponder 18C, C-Band, 
at 137 degrees west longitude. The frequency is 4060.0 MHz. 
Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz. The 
Progress docking also will be available live on the Internet at:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

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