Re: shuttle re-entry times

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As of 1330 UT on November 18, landing opportunities for STS-74 are
anticipated on November 20.  According to NASA TV, touchdown is planned at
1102 CST (1702 UT), or at 1236 CST (1836 UT).

The STS-74 path should be similar to the path of STS-63, Discovery, which
landed on Feb 11 1995.  The path ran from Washington State, north of Denver,
CO, north of Tulsa, OK, near Memphis, TN, and Birmingham, AL.  The following
data were taken from NASA TV videotape narration of that landing.  With your
atlas, you should be able to reconstruct the path:

Minutes to touchdown     Location      NMiles to KSC     Altitude (feet)
    Speed(MPH)

23min     Puget Sound, Wash

19.25min     ----------     1633nmi     225,000f     14750

18.5min     N Colo, 105 deg W     1410nmi     219,000f

16.5min     97 deg W, 37.5 deg N, ground view circle from latitude 30 deg to
45 deg

15min     ----------     771nmi     189,000f     10,500

14min     90 deg W     600nm     185,000f     9,500

12.5min     ----------     450nm     -----     -----

12min     Birmingham Ala

10min     -----------     195nm     131,000f     4,300

9min     ----------     161nm    125,000f     3,700

7min     ----------     110nm     107,000f     2,900    

6min     ----------     59nm     80,000f     1,500

 Hope this is useful, or at least interesting!  Regards, Dan Laszlo
     

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