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Viewing cable 09STATE22065, LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-119

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09STATE22065 2009-03-09 22:33 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Secretary of State
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 
 
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. 
 
 
CLINTON