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From: karn@ka9q.bellcore.com (Phil Karn)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Shuttle communications
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Date: 9 Aug 89 02:52:27 GMT
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During powered flight about 6 to 7 minutes after launch, I heard three very
brief air-to-ground transmissions on the standard Shuttle UHF AM
frequencies.  They were clearly the Shuttle, since they began "Houston,
Columbia..." The receiver was an Icom R-7000 fed by a broadband discone
antenna up about 40 feet.

Given that I am near New York, these observations confirm the high
inclination orbit. Anybody have a set of Keplerian elements yet?

Phil