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From: phil@rice.edu (William LeFebvre)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Launch windows for STS-30!
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Date: 6 Apr 89 14:52:04 GMT
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Launch windows.  We got launch windows.

The rumors I heard were true.  Here are the opening and closing times for
the launch windows for the first seven available days (all times are CDT):

Date	 Open	Close	Duration (minutes)
4/28	13:24	13:42	 18
4/29	13:18	13:43	 25
4/30	13:13	13:44	 31
5/1	13:07	13:45	 38
5/2	13:01	13:45	 44
5/3	12:54	13:46	 52
5/4	12:48	13:47	 59

Notice that this puts the launch in the early afternoon.  The constraints
are really strange on this one.  They have to launch very late because of
Magellan, and the window closing times are constrained by sunset at the
trans-atlantic abort sites.

I have a chart that lists the window opening and closing times through
5/28.  I'll post more if there is interest.

The scedule calls for Magellan to be deployed (if memory serves me
correctly) during orbit 5.  Landing is scheduled for MET 4 days and 56
minutes, so the landing will also be in the early afternoon.

This is probably the last flight that I'll be able to get "inside"
information for, so enjoy it while you can.

			William LeFebvre
			Department of Computer Science
			Rice University
			<phil@Rice.edu>