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09STATE22065
2009-03-09 22:33:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:  

LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-119

Tags:  TSPA FR SP AIN 
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O 092233Z MAR 09
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMEMBASSY MADRID IMMEDIATE 
AMEMBASSY PARIS IMMEDIATE 
INFO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
UNCLAS STATE 022065 


MADRID FOR ECON PERDUE, PARIS FOR SCICOUNS/NASA REP BARRY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TSPA FR SP AIN
SUBJECT: LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-119

UNCLAS STATE 022065


MADRID FOR ECON PERDUE, PARIS FOR SCICOUNS/NASA REP BARRY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TSPA FR SP AIN
SUBJECT: LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-119


1. SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-119, DISCOVERY (OV-103),
WILL LAUNCH FROM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (KSC),FLORIDA, NO
EARLIER THAN MARCH 11, 2009. THE LAUNCH WINDOW OPENS AT
09:15 PM EDT, MARCH 11 (MARCH 12, 01:15 UTC/GMT) AND IS
10 MINUTES LONG. NOMINAL END OF MISSION LANDING AT KSC
IS SCHEDULED FOR NO EARLIER THAN MARCH 25, 2009 AT 03:27
PM EDT (19:27 UTC/GMT).


2. ZARAGOZA AIR BASE, SPAIN IS THE PRIMARY TRANSOCEANIC
ABORT LANDING SITE (TAL). MORON AIR BASE, SPAIN, AND
ISTRES AIR BASE, FRANCE, ARE THE TWO ALTERNATE SITES.


3. OES/SAT WILL STAFF THE JOINT STATE-NASA SHUTTLE
MONITORING GROUP IN THE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATIONS CENTER
FOR THE LIFT-OFF PERIOD. THE OPERATIONS CENTER WILL
ESTABLISH A CONFERENCE CALL TELEPHONE LINK BETWEEN THE
MONITORING GROUP AND SHUTTLE CONTROL OFFICERS AT EMBASSY
MADRID AND EMBASSY PARIS, AT APPROX. ONE HALF HOUR PRIOR
TO LIFT-OFF. SHUTTLE MONITORING GROUP CONTROL OFFICERS
ARE OES/SAT, FERNANDO ECHAVARRIA AND DORIETHA JACKSON,
AND GARVEY MCINTOSH, NASA.


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