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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #180 on: 12/22/2006 08:56 pm »
I am not saying that the showers won't reach KSC but she should be on the ground when they pass over. I have been watching the radar loops through the SMG group website since 2 PM EST for the shower trends, most of the showers have stayed in central FL during this time moving NNE. I suspect they will quickly (with a couple of hours after landing) tow Discovery into OPF-3 to avoid the convective weather activity that they expect down there in the late evening/early morning hours as a cold front approaches the area (the forecast discussion for the Melbourne CFWA talks about some stormy weather down there for the holidays).

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RE: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #181 on: 12/22/2006 08:56 pm »
Go you good thing!!! :)
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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #182 on: 12/22/2006 09:00 pm »
Convoy moving out at KSC
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RE: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #183 on: 12/22/2006 09:00 pm »
Headwind is gusting 1 knot below the limit of 25.

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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #184 on: 12/22/2006 09:02 pm »
Edwards convoy = Approx 20 Vehicles
KSC Convoy = Apporx 200 Vehicles

Go Figure!

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RE: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #185 on: 12/22/2006 09:07 pm »
12 mins to entry interface.
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RE: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #186 on: 12/22/2006 09:13 pm »
37 minutes to landing.
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RE: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #187 on: 12/22/2006 09:14 pm »
Six mins to entry interface  - 400,000 ft.

STA reports now cloud deck lowered to 20k and goes up to 27k
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RE: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #188 on: 12/22/2006 09:15 pm »
Alt 181 km

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RE: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #189 on: 12/22/2006 09:18 pm »
5300 miles

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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #190 on: 12/22/2006 09:18 pm »
Trivia note: The groundtrack of Discovery's final approach is the most northerly since the STS-107 event, passing 35 miles north of Houston and following the northern Gulf of Mexico coastline on its way to KSC.

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RE: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #191 on: 12/22/2006 09:19 pm »
Entry interface coming up. Discovery is at 440,000 feet.

Range 5,400 miles to KSC.
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RE: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #192 on: 12/22/2006 09:21 pm »
Discovery is at 410,000 and entering entry interface.

RCS jets are controlling Discovery's attitude.
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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #193 on: 12/22/2006 09:22 pm »
Capcom calling up WX update...scattered at 14k, overcast at 25k...light turbulence at around 800 feet...lights will be on...may be a little low on energy (probably the head wind that Mark was talking about)

Edit: I believe he said to target 200 (kts) for touchdown...


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RE: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #194 on: 12/22/2006 09:25 pm »
First S roll to the right is next. Roll reversal to the left will follow at 22 minutes past the hour.
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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #195 on: 12/22/2006 09:27 pm »
Range 3100 miles, speed 16,500 mph...

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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #196 on: 12/22/2006 09:27 pm »
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psloss - 22/12/2006  4:05 PM

Capcom calling up WX update...scattered at 14k, overcast at 25k...light turbulence at around 800 feet...lights will be on...may be a little low on energy (probably the head wind that Mark was talking about)

Edit: I believe he said to target 200 (kts) for touchdown...


Thats affirm...that will help offset the slight energy shortfall.

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RE: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #197 on: 12/22/2006 09:27 pm »

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RE: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #198 on: 12/22/2006 09:27 pm »
Range 3,100 miles.

16,000 mph.
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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #199 on: 12/22/2006 09:29 pm »
239000 feet altitude, range 2400 miles, 15700 mph.

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