*********************************************************************** NASA TV SCHEDULE STS-76/ Shuttle-Mir Docking 3 3/21/96 REV A *********************************************************************** NASA TV programming can be accessed through GTE Spacenet 2, transponder 5. The frequency is 3880 MHz with an orbital position of 69 degrees West Longitude, with audio at 6.8 MHz. This is a full transponder service and will be operational 24 hours a day. This NASA Television schedule of mission coverage is available on Comstore, the mission TV schedule computer bulletin board service. Call 713/483-5817 and follow the prompts to access this service. The schedule is also available via the Internet. The address is FTP.HQ.NASA.GOV. Change directories to /PUB/PAO/STATRPT/JSC/TVSKED. ORBIT SUBJECT SITE MET CST ----- ------- ---- --- --- --------------------------- Thursday, March 21 ------------------------ L-1 NASA TV COVERAGE BEGINS KSC 08:30 PM ----------------------------- Friday, March 22 ------------------------ FD 1/2 LAUNCH KSC 00/00:00 02:13 AM NASA TELEVISION ORIGINATION JSC 00/00:05 02:18 AM SWITCHED TO JSC MECO 00/00:08 02:21 AM 1 NASA TELEVISION ORIGINATION KSC 00/00:17 02:30 AM SWITCHED TO KSC 1 LAUNCH REPLAYS KSC 00/00:17 02:30 AM (approx. 5 min. after MECO) T=30:00 1 NASA TELEVISION ORIGINATION JSC 00/00:47 03:00 AM SWITCHED TO JSC 1 NASA TELEVISION ORIGINATION KSC 00/01:02 03:15 AM SWITCHED TO KSC 1 POST LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE KSC 00/01:02 03:15 AM 2 NASA TELEVISION ORIGINATION JSC 00/01:17 03:30 AM SWITCHED TO JSC 2 Ku BAND ANTENNA DEPLOY 00/01:55 04:08 AM (not televised) 3 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 00/03:47 06:00 AM 3 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 00/04:47 07:00 AM 4 CREW SLEEP 00/05:00 07:13 AM 4 NASA TELEVISION ORIGINATION KSC 00/05:17 07:30 AM SWITCHED TO KSC 4 LAUNCH ENGINEERING REPLAYS KSC 00/05:17 07:30 AM T=30:00 4 NASA TELEVISION ORIGINATION JSC 00/05:47 08:00 AM SWITCHED TO JSC 5 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 00/06:47 09:00 AM 6 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 00/08:47 11:00 AM 7 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 00/10:47 01:00 PM 8 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 00/12:17 02:30 PM 9 CREW WAKE UP 00/13:00 03:13 PM 12 SPACEHAB INGRESS TDRW 00/16:00 06:13 PM --------------------------- Saturday, March 23 ------------------------ FD 2/3 RENDEZVOUS AND DOCKING TELEVISION FROM ATLANTIS AND MIR WILL BE SEEN AS AVAILABLE THROUGH SATELLITES OR TRACKING STATIONS 15 EMU CHECKOUT TDRE 00/22:00 12:13 AM 20 CREW SLEEP 01/05:00 07:13 AM 21 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 01/06:47 09:00 AM 21 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 01/07:17 09:30 AM 22 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 01/08:47 11:00 AM 23 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 01/10:47 01:00 PM 24 CREW WAKE UP 01/12:00 02:13 PM 25 MIR RENDEZVOUS OPS BEGIN 01/13:00 03:13 PM 27 TI BURN 01/15:39 05:52 PM 27 R-BAR ARRIVAL 01/16:51 07:04 PM 28 R-BAR 170 FT STATIONKEEPING 01/17:26 07:39 PM 29 R-BAR 30 FT STATIONKEEPING 01/18:10 08:23 PM 29 BEGIN FINAL APPROACH 01/18:15 08:28 PM 29 ATLANTIS/MIR DOCKING 01/18:21 08:34 PM (may not be televised live) 29 ATLANTIS/MIR HARD MATE 01/18:40 08:53 PM 29 VTR DUMP RENDEZVOUS/DOCKING TDRE 01/19:00 09:13 PM T=15:00 30 HATCH OPENING/WELCOME CEREMONY/ TDRW 01/20:15 10:28 PM GIFT EXCHANGE ---------------------------- Sunday, March 24 ------------------------- FD 3/4 37 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 02/06:47 09:00 AM 37 CREW SLEEP 02/07:00 09:13 AM 37 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 02/07:17 09:30 AM 37 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 02/08:47 11:00 AM 39 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 02/10:47 01:00 PM 40 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 02/12:47 03:00 PM 41 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 02/14:47 05:00 PM 43 CREW WAKE UP 02/16:30 06:43 PM ----------------------------- Monday, March 25 ------------------------ FD 4/5 48 CREW CHOICE TV TDRE 03/00:15 02:28 AM 52 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 03/06:47 09:00 AM 52 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 03/07:17 09:30 AM 54 CREW SLEEP 03/08:30 10:43 AM 53 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 03/08:47 11:00 AM 54 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 03/10:47 01:00 PM 56 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 03/12:47 03:00 PM 57 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 03/14:47 05:00 PM 59 CREW WAKE UP 03/16:30 06:43 PM ---------------------------- Tuesday, March 26 ------------------------ FD 5/6 63 JOINT U.S./ RUSSIAN TDRW 03/23:10 01:23 AM CREW NEWS CONFERENCE 68 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 04/06:47 09:00 AM 68 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 04/07:17 09:30 AM 69 CREW SLEEP 04/08:30 10:43 AM 69 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 04/08:47 11:00 AM 70 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 04/10:47 01:00 PM 71 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 04/12:47 03:00 PM 73 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 04/14:47 05:00 PM 74 CREW WAKE UP 04/16:30 06:43 PM 76 EVA PREP 04/19:00 09:13 PM (may not be televised) -------------------------- Wednesday, March 27 ------------------------ FD 6/7 78 AIRLOCK EGRESS 04/22:30 12:43 AM (may not be televised) 78 EVA ACTIVITIES TDRE 04/23:35 01:48 AM T=55:00 80 EVA ACTIVITIES TDRE 05/01:15 03:28 AM T=55:00 81 EVA ACTIVITIES TDRE 05/02:55 05:08 AM T=60:00 82 AIRLOCK INGRESS TDRW 05/04:30 06:43 AM (may not be televised) 83 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 05/07:17 09:30 AM 84 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 05/07:47 10:00 AM 84 CREW SLEEP 05/08:30 10:43 AM 84 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 05/08:47 11:00 AM 86 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 05/10:47 01:00 PM 87 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 05/12:47 03:00 PM 88 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 05/14:47 05:00 PM 90 CREW WAKE UP 05/16:30 06:43 PM --------------------------- Thursday, March 28 ------------------------ FD 7/8 ATLANTIS UNDOCKING AND FLY-AROUND TELEVISION WILL BE SEEN AS AVAILABLE THROUGH SATELLITES AND TRACKING STATIONS 96 FAREWELL CEREMONY TDRE 06/02:25 04:38 AM 98 HATCH CLOSING TDRE 06/04:30 06:43 AM 99 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 06/06:47 09:00 AM 99 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 06/07:17 09:30 AM 100 CREW SLEEP 06/08:30 10:43 AM 100 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 06/08:47 11:00 AM 101 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 06/10:47 01:00 PM 102 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 06/12:47 03:00 PM 104 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 06/14:47 05:00 PM 105 CREW WAKE UP 06/15:30 05:43 PM 106 ATLANTIS UNDOCKING 06/16:55 07:08 PM (may not be televised live) 107 ATLANTIS SEPARATION BURN 06/18:45 08:58 PM ---------------------------- Friday, March 29 ------------------------- FD 8/9 114 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 07/06:47 09:00 AM 115 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 07/07:17 09:30 AM 116 CREW SLEEP 07/08:30 10:43 AM 115 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 07/08:47 11:00 AM 117 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 07/10:47 01:00 PM 118 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 07/12:47 03:00 PM 119 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 07/14:47 05:00 PM 121 CREW WAKE UP 07/16:30 06:43 PM --------------------------- Saturday, March 30 ------------------------ FD 9/10 124 FCS CHECKOUT 07/22:20 12:33 AM (may not be televised) 125 RCS HOT FIRE 07/23:30 01:43 AM (may not be televised) 127 Ku BAND ANTENNA STOW 08/02:10 04:23 AM (not televised) 129 SPACEHAB DEACTIVATION BEGINS 08/05:00 07:13 AM 130 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 08/06:47 09:00 AM 130 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 08/07:17 09:30 AM 132 CREW SLEEP 08/08:30 10:43 AM 131 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 08/08:47 11:00 AM 132 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 08/10:47 01:00 PM 134 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 08/12:47 03:00 PM 135 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 08/14:47 05:00 PM 137 CREW WAKE UP 08/17:30 07:43 PM ----------------------------- Sunday, March 31 ------------------------ FD 10 143 DEORBIT BURN 09/02:45 04:58 AM (not televised) 144 KSC LANDING KSC 09/03:50 06:03 AM LANDING REPLAYS KSC L + 15 minutes POST LANDING PRESS CONFERENCE JSC L + 60 minutes ASTRONAUT POST LANDING PRESS CONFERENCE (Commander and other available crew members) KSC L + 6 hours *********************************************************************** DEFINITION OF TERMS *********************************************************************** CST: Central Standard Time EVA: Extravehicular Activity EMU: Extravehicular Mobility Unit FD: Flight Day HQ: NASA Headquarters JSC: Johnson Space Center KSC: Kennedy Space Center MECO: Main Engine Cut Off MET: Mission Elapsed Time: the time which begins at the moment of launch and is read: days/hours:minutes. Launch=00/00:00 STS: Space Transportation System T=: Time equivalent: used for duration of event TBD: To be determined TDRE,W: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, East and West longitudes Ti: Terminal Initiation Rendezvous Burn VTR: Videotape Recorder