Subject: Mirnews.425
From: "C.M. vd Berg" <[email-masked]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 10:13:29 -0400 (EDT)

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MIRNEWS.425                                                   3 JUNE =
1998

Communications:  Just a few minutes after logging in and sending away my =
MIRNEWS.424 my spectrometer showed the well-known 'peak' on 10.830GHz =
indicating that Altair-2 was in use for MIR-TsUP communications.=20

For me the final confirmation that MIR's gyrodynes were maintaining the =
stations's orientation.=20
So Altair-2 can be used during the apporach of Discovery, the combined =
operations and during the separation and fly around on 8.06.1998.   =
Possibly the Altair-2 is the only way for the transmission of TV-images =
during the STS-91 mission for Discovery has problems with the =
transmission of images due to a failure of the Ku-band antenna.  This =
antenna is not able to transmit data and reports, but has no receiving =
problems.=20

The crew of Discovery uses the S-band possibilites for phone- and other =
commmunications.=20
It might be possible that, as soon as this message reaches the users the =
Ku-band problem in Discovery has been solved, but if this is not the =
case let us hope that the Russians will extend the use of Altair-2 for =
communications.=20

Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Communications:&nbsp; =
Just a few=20
minutes after logging in and sending away my MIRNEWS.424 my spectrometer =
showed=20
the well-known 'peak' on 10.830GHz indicating that Altair-2 was in use =
for=20
MIR-TsUP communications. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>For me the final =
confirmation that=20
MIR's gyrodynes were maintaining the stations's orientation. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>So Altair-2 can be used =
during the=20
apporach of Discovery, the combined operations and during the separation =
and fly=20
around on 8.06.1998.&nbsp;&nbsp; Possibly the Altair-2 is the only way =
for the=20
transmission of TV-images during the STS-91 mission for Discovery has =
problems=20
with the transmission of images due to a failure of the Ku-band =
antenna.&nbsp;=20
This antenna is not able to transmit data and reports, but has no =
receiving=20
problems. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>The crew of Discovery =
uses the S-band=20
possibilites for phone- and other commmunications. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>It might be possible =
that, as soon as=20
this message reaches the users the Ku-band problem in Discovery has been =
solved,=20
but if this is not the case let us hope that the Russians will extend =
the use of=20
Altair-2 for communications. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Chris van den Berg, =
NL-9165/A-UK3202=20
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