Space Shuttle Mission Frequency Guide NOTE: All frequencies are given in megahertz and FM mode unless otherwise indicated. Antigua 5060 5436 6810 6919 7313 7332 7605 7765 7860 7919 9115 9138 9170 10310 10327 10475 10949 11407 11414 12160 13495 13943.5 14497 14585 14819 14891 14914 15528 15575 16216 17554 18237 18700 19143 19961 20272 22990 23413 23603 23940 24530 24760 26515 (All kHz, various modes are used) Contingency search and rescue: 11440 kHz (USB) Fire/security police: 163.4875 Space shuttle range support: 264.8/284.1 (AM) Ascension Island 2622 4500 4992 5775 5822 7313 7354 7605 7765 7804 7910 9043 10230 10780 10850 10880 10949 11407 11634 12107 13468 13878 14432 14497 14585 14615 14896 14914 14921.4 14967 16246 17554 18331 18434 18700 19126 19198 19371 20195 20390 20475 23035 23485 23603 23661 23840 24240 25245 25299 26356 23389 26684.5 27720 27870 27925 (All kHz, various modes are used) Fire: 173.575 Space shuttle range support: 264.8/284.1/291.8 (AM) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida Air/ground control: *284.0 Air rescue: 138.450 (AM) Base commanders net: 149.535/148.065 170.575 Cape communications: *165.1125 Cape tower:*118.625/393.0 *118.625 *120.950 125.900 *126.650 128.150 *133.800 134.275 135.375 135.825 (AM) Data links: *403.000 (Pulsed tones) *1030 (Pulse every 14 sec.) *1680 (Pulse every 4, 10 sec.) *1749.5 *1750.5 *1757.2 *1758.2 *1820 (Pulse every 1-4 sec.) Disaster operations (weather alerts, etc): *163.5125 (ETR Net B) Disaster preparedness net: *148.650 (Data bursts) Department of Energy explosive ordinance disposal operations: 409.475/412.700 Eastern Test Range command destruct: 406.5 *416.5 (Voice) 421.0 425.0 428.0 (Data) Eastern Test Range FTS command alert: *168.000 (tones) Eastern Test Range instrumentation net: *148.485 Eastern Test Range launch operations support: *163.4375 165.0625 407.450 Eastern Test Range paging channel: *165.0125 (ETR Net S) Eastern Test Range test range safety: 46.65 141.300 *142.125 Eastern Test Range test range support: 229.0 253.6 270.0 (AM) FCA net: *163.5875 Federal Highway Administration construction net: *169.550 Fire: *163.5625 (ETR Net F) Flight support: 138.150 139.050 139.250 140.400 141.300 149.250 (All AM) Helicopter control: 284.000 (AM) Maintenance: 149.500 *150.150 (ETR Net N) 165.0625 Operations: 413.200/407.250 Operations security: 419.650 Ordnance Control/Missile loading net: 419.150 Public service agencies mutual aid channels: 154.160 (Fire NASA Net 316) 155.370 (Police NASA Net 303) Radiation monitoring: *164.500 (ETR Net Y) Search and Rescue: 282.8 (AM) Security: *163.000 (ETR Net Z) *163.4625 (ETR Net D) *164.200 (channel 2) *165.0875 (Repeater DVP/clear voice) *170.125 *171.975 Seek Skyhook (Aerostat uplink): 440.0 445.0 Solid rocket booster recovery beacons: 240.0 242.0 (Data) Space shuttle range support: 264.8 291.8 *294.6 341.6 349.6 *350.6 (AM) Special projects: 413.450 Support services: *165.0375 Titan III operations: *148.515 *149.150 Transportation/Admin: *407.225 413.075 TV audio: *1799.75 (Computer lesson; spurious emission from another service?) TV operations net for Eastern Test Range launches: *148.035 U.S. Air Force miscellaneous frequencies: 74.75 U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigation (OSI): *138.075/139.675 138.175 141.525 U.S. Army explosive ordinance disposal (EOD): 49.70 49.80 148.700/143.025 U.S. Army research and development support: 36.70 40.90 U.S. Coast Guard maritime frequencies: *156.600 *156.800 157.050 157.075 *157.100 157.175 U.S. Navy Aegis project support: 30.29 U.S. Navy FACSFAC Jacksonville warning area coordination net: *267.5 *284.5 *349.9 369.9 385.1 (AM) Utilities: *150.195 (ETR Net C) *150.250 (ETR Net E) Unknown use: *400.050 Weather Balloons (Rawinsonde): *403.0 (Data; pulse tones) Edwards AFB, California Air crew alert: 413.450 Air rescue: 138.450 (AM) Air traffic control: 136.175 136.425 (AM) Approach/departure control: 126.1/290.3 133.15/269.2 124.550 132.750/272.0 133.650/348.7 134.050 (AM) Automatic Terminal Information Service: 116.4/269.9 (AM) Civil engineers maintenance: 149.275 Command post (call sign-Conform): 304.0 311.0 (AM) Control tower: 120.7/236.6/318.1 (AM) Corps of Engineers: 163.4125 163.4375 Emergency 911 radios: 170.350 Explosive ordinance disposal: 148.200 Fire net: 173.4375 Fire/Crash net: 173.4125 173.5875 Flight support: 149.175 149.250 149.300 234.8 237.0 256.15 267.8 268.1 275.2 276.6 283.725 288.7 292.3 298.3 300.675 301.7 327.65 347.1 354.4 361.4 381.175 (AM) Flight test A/G: 123.125 123.150 123.175 123.200 123.225 123.250 123.275 123.325 123.350 123.375 (also shuttle training aircraft) 123.400 123.425 123.450 123.475 123.525 123.550 123.575 136.225 (AM) Flight test HF comm support: 5736.5 kHz Ground control: 121.8/390.1 (AM) Guards net: 171.150/166.225 Local control: 257.0 (AM) Maintenance: 141.725/139.825 148.075 148.100 163.4625 163.5375 284.1 (AM) Medical net: 173.4875 NASA air-to-ground: 371.1 382.6 395.1 (AM) NASA facility support: 409.350/415.925 NASA flight test: 135.825 237.0 347.1 373.15 (AM) NASA management: 409.900/417.250 412.050/417.450 NASA mission audio: 169.400 NASA paging net: 416.350/410.300 NASA shuttle training aircraft-operations control: 134.250 (AM) NASA traffic control: 413.525 Paging: 413.500 Pilot to dispatch (PTD): 372.2 (AM) Range communications: 170.400/171.000 Security: 148.225 149.9225/148.675 148.875 Shuttle support: 162.6125 164.100 165.6125 168.000 169.075 171.2625 173.6875/169.600 SRB operations: 407.225 Supply: 163.5875 Test range control: 3376 4455 4732 6750 6770 7330 8993 13204 18005 (All kHz and USB) 229.175 260.7 262.5 264.6 266.3 267.9 275.9 276.65 279.9 280.1 286.25 286.4 286.8 287.2 287.425 291.8 294.6 303.325 308.7 311.2 314.4 314.6 315.9 319.6 322.7 325.9 349.3 349.6 351.4 358.4 359.2 378.1 379.7 382.6 383.0 384.8 385.9 389.025 389.1 (All AM) 417.750/412.875 Trunking network: 406.350/415.950 406.750/416.150 407.150/416.750 407.950/416.950 409.350/417.550 U.S. Air Force Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS): 143.775/142.275 U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations: 138.075 138.175 141.525 U.S. Army: 229.6 367.3 367.6 (AM) Johnson Space Center-Houston, Texas Bridge crane operations-building 48: 429.6725 Civil Defense (emergencies/disasters only): 155.265 Construction/maintenance-building 49 (Alpha Net, repeater input 164.700): 170.350 Engineering/maintenance net-building 1 (repeater input 168.000): 169.000 JSC Security Net: 164.200 Medical net-building 45 (repeater input 168.450): 170.375 Mutaul aid (emergencies/disasters only): 154.280 NASA administrative net: 164.9875 NASA aircraft operations (Ellington AFB): 123.125 (AM), 170.750 (FM) NASA air to ground: 235.400 (AM) NASA JSC paging: 409.025 NASA UHF medical network (repeater input 407.175): 409.175 NASA transportation net-building 320 (repeater input 172.300): 173.8125 NASA TV audio (shuttle mission audio): 171.150 Paint Net-Building 49: 173.6625 Procedures Net: 173.6875 Public Affairs Net-Building 45 (repeater input 171.000): 170.100 Texas Intercity (emergencies/disasters only): 155.370 NASA also shares a 10 channel trunking network with other government agencies in the Houston area. The trunking system consists of the following frequency pairs: (first frequency repeater output/second frequency repeater input) 406.350/415.150 407.150/415.950 407.950/416.750 408.550/416.550 408.750/417.550 408.950/417.750 409.150/417.150 409.550/418.350 409.750/418.550 409.950/417.950 Kennedy Space Center, Florida Administration (loan pool): *173.5375 (NASA Net 111) Base communications net: *170.150 (NASA Net 107) *173.6375 Camera control: 407.575 412,850 *932.00625 941.00625 Civil Air Patrol: *148.150 (Repeater output and simplex) Cape Canaveral National Seashore: *164.625 *163.150 (Department of the Interior) Civil Defense: 158.940 (Transmit) 155.715 (Receive) (NASA Net 208) Civil engineers/maintenance net: *171.000 (NASA Net 101) Crane operations: *407.100 *409.525 409.775 Crane telecommand: 408.49375 408.96875 Crawler transport moves: *916.0 (Pulses every 3, 3, 8 sec.) 929.0 *932.0 (Pulse every 3.8 sec.) 939.0 *1030 (Pulse every 14 sec.) *1104 (Pulse every 14 sec.) Data link: *409.925 Department of Energy communications: 167.850 *168.450 (Tone) Fire/rescue: *173.5625 (NASA Net 116/channel 1) *173.7875 (NASA Net 216-tactical channel 2) Ground Control: 121.750 (AM) Flight Service Station: *123.600 (AM) General maintenance net: *171.150 (NASA Net 201) Industrial Area Cranes: 412.825 (UHF-1) 412.950 (UHF-2) 413.025 (UHF-3) 413.150 (UHF-4) *413.250 (UHF-5) 413.375 (UHF-6) 413.525 (UHF-7) 413.550 (UHF-8) Launch support operations: *162.6125 (NASA Net 104) Launch complex 39 convoy command: 407.325 (UHF-1) Launch complex 39 VAB crane operations.: *407.475 (UHF-2) 408.175 (UHF-4) 409.050 (UHF-6) Launch complex 39 convoy purge: 408.150 (UHF-3) Launch complex 39 operations pool: 408.800 (UHF-5) 409.125 (UHF-7) Launch complex 39 convoy cooling: 409.175 (UHF-8) Local Control: 126.650 (AM) Marine operations: 162.0125 (NASA Net 306) Measurements/safety: *165.1875 (NASA Net 102) Medical net: *173.4375 (NASA Net 117) also UHF MED 1-10 channel pairs (463.000/468.000-463.975/468.975) MSBLS/telemetry: *165.6125 (NASA Net 202) Orbiter operations: *165.4125 (NASA Net 110) Paging (voice): *170.350 (NASA Net 308) *171.000 Public Affairs/Hurricane operations: *163.5375 (NASA Net 108) Public Affairs TV coordination: *171.2625 (NASA Net 408) Railroad operations: *170.175 (NASA Net 206) *413.125 413.325 Safety: *173.4625 (NASA Net 205) *173.6625 (NASA Net 105) Security: *173.175 (NASA Net 203/Tactical 2) *173.6875 (NASA Net 103) 173.8625 Shuttle landing facility: 121.5 (Emergency-civilian) 243.0 (Emergency-military) 121.750 (Ground operations) 126.3 (Air to ground control) 259.7 (Orbiter to ground) 296.8 (Orbiter to ground) 284.0 (Air to ground control) *128.550/284.0 (AM) Shuttle TV coordination net: *171.2625 (NASA Net 408) Supply (digital paging): *150.325 (Repeater output/173.4875 repeater input) *170.400 (NASA Net 106) TACAN: 1104.0 1146.0 Telemetry: *409.925 *410.8625 *413.050 *1250.0 (erratic pulses) *1441.5 (Pulses every 14 sec.) *1780.0 (Erratic pulses) Traveler Information Sservice (TIS): 1320 kHz (AM) Transportation: 162.0125 (NASA Net 306) U.S. Customs Service: *165.2375 *166.4375 166.4875 Utilities: *171.000 (NASA Net 101) VAB to crawler transport duplex channels: 407.600 408.025 412.975 413.825 VAB crane operation: 410.1375 *410.8625 (Data) Weather telemetry: *409.925 *413.050 Wind telemetry: 418.075 Wireless mikes: 169.505 170.245 171.045 171.905 Malabar, Florida FAA net: 172.850 (repeater output/169.250 repeater input) 166.175 172.175 Harbor common: 2716 kHz (USB) Range clearance function: 2638 kHz (USB) Space shuttle support: 5187 kHz (USB) Solid rocket boosters recovery vessels: 2356 2622 2639 (Intership ops) 2716 2764 2800 2820 2837 3187 3365 5810 (All kHz) (plus various VHF marine channels) Test range communications to Ascension/Antigua: 6937 7833 9043 9132 10310 11104 11407 11414 11548 11622 13878.0 13986.1 14559.5 14896 14937 15610 17490 17668 18196 18237 18355 18769 19304 20189 20195 23413 23581 24240 24760 27720 27870 (All kHz) U.S. Air Force Eastern Test Range control: 2622 5810 7765 10780 11615.5 13878 20195 20390 (All kHz) U.S. Air Force emergency hurricane net: 3365 4900 5350 7412 10305 (All kHz) U.S. Navy to Atlantic aircraft: 3120 4704 5718 6693 6708 6723 9006 11205 11252 13227 13237 15021 15051 15057 15067 18009 (All kHz and USB) U.S. Navy to Atlantic ships: 2357.5 2764 2800 3187 4521 4766 4856.5 5180 5190 5246 6897 7461 7676 (All kHz and USB) U.S. Navy Atlantic ships/aircraft: 2836.5 kHz (USB) U.S. Navy surface radar: *1250 MHz Melbourne, Florida (Miscellaneous) Data: *908.000 (Pulse every 1, 3, 5 sec.) FAA: *269.300 *348.700 *379.250 *998.000 (Pulse every 14 sec.) FAA DME: 998.0 FBI: *167.7875 (Repeater output) National Weather Service broadcasts: 162.550 U.S. Air Force: *141.850 (Unmodulated carrier) Merritt Island, Florida Solid rocket booster maintenance net: 407.225 Patrick AFB, Florida Administrative (U.S. Navy): 138.375 Air defense: 148.125 (AM) Air Force Reserve training: 138.275 138.475 (AM) Air National Guard administration: 408.000 408.050 Air National Guard maintenance: 141.625 Approach control: 121.050 *125.450 *127.850 (AM) Approach/departure control: *132.65/340.9 *134.95/358.3 (AM) Approach radar: *1265.0 *1345.0 ARIA aircraft radar: 1441.5 Automatic Terminal Information Sservice: *119.175/273.5 (AM) Civil engineers: *171.3875 173.4125 173.5125 Clearance delivery: *118.400/289.400 (AM) Command channel: 407.525 413.225 413.400 Commanders net: *149.535 148.065 Command post: 311.0 321.0 (AM) Communications/navaid repair: 413.000 Consolidated command post (call sign Mayaap): 138.3/383.0 (AM) Contingency (Eastern Test Range): 141.725 Control tower: *133.750/348.400 (AM) ETR test range control: 46.850 49.850 324.7 (AM) 340.8 (AM) 407.300 413.100 FAA flight check: 135.850 (AM) FAA telemetry: *1265.0 *1345.0 (Wideband swept pulse) Fire: 172.300 (Tactical 2-Simplex) *173.5875 (Tactical 1-Dispatch/Explosive Ordinance Disposal) Fire alarm: 138.925 (data) Fuel Farm: *165.1625 Geodetic survey detachment 4: 141.475/143.075 142.475 Ground control: *124.350/335.800 (AM) ILS glide slope: 330.8 (Rwy 20) 331.4 (Rwy 2) Instructional TV audio link: 1799.75 Launch operations (ETR): 266.2 308.95 320.050 (AM) 413.500 Local control: 126.650 128.150 133.800 (AM) Marine channels: 156.300 156.575 156.800 Medical: 173.4375 Motor pool/taxi: *165.1375 Mutual Aid-Fire: 154.130 Mutual Aid-Medical: 154.160 155.160 155.340 Mutual Aid-Police: 155.370 Navaid maintenance: 407.375 Paging: 142.675 931.8375 (digital, leased) Pilot to Dispatcher (PTD): *122.850/372.200 (AM) Possible security channels: 407.400 407.425 413.350 413.475 Radar (IFF): 1030.0 Ramp control/Base operations: *173.125 Regional approach control: *290.8 297.2 369.2 372.8 378.8 (AM) Search and rescue: 236.0 251.9 252.8 (AM) Security: *163.4875 (Tactical channel 2) *173.025 (Tactical channel 1) Security (AFTAC): *413.275 Seek Skyhook surveillance balloon telemetry: 1749.5 1750.5 1757.2 1758.2 1820.0 Special operations: 282.4 (AM) Supply and transportation: *149.265 TACCS training: *412.875 Training: 138.400 139.650 139.700 141.600 142.300 143.800 148.050 Training Operations: 225.350 316.275 351.2 *363.9 383.2 385.7 395.1 (All AM) U.S. Air Force Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS): 142.150 *143.450 (Repeater output) U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations: 138.075 (Repeater output) 138.175 141.525 (Repeater input) Weather (Metro): 344.6 Weather balloon telemetry: 1680.0 Wireless mike: 170.305 71st rescue squadron maintenance: 148.095 148.175 301st rescue squadron maintenance: 148.100 *149.300 163.5875 164.175 71st/301st rescue squadrons: 413.300 Unknown use: *142.400 NASA Headquarters-Washington, D.C. Address: 300 East Street S.W., Washington, D.C. Building Maintenance: 463.725 (Boston Property, Inc) NASA HQ Security Guards: 408.400 418.075 Wireless Mikes: 170.305 171.045 171.905 NASA Headquarters Security Force-Radio Callsigns Effective June 9, 1995 --------------------------------------------------------------- Adam 12, Alpha 1/2/3/4/5/7, Bravo 5, Central, Delta 1, Dispatch, Papa 16, Queen 16, and Sierra 1 Headquarters Security Section Westside: Facilities Locksmith's Office: Dragon's Lair Metrocom: Radioman Project Manager's Office: Operations Room CX40: Silo 7 Security Vehicle: Mach 1 Head Facilities Management and Security Section; Yankee 1 Security Level (Security Alert) 1-Normal 2-Medium 3-High Code (Performance/Appearance Level) 1-Normal 2-Medium 3-High NASA Headquarters Security 10 codes 10-2 Transmit/receive well 10-4 Acknowledge/OK 10-6 Busy 10-7 Out of service 10-8 In service 10-9 Repeat transmission 10-12 Stand by 10-13 Officer in trouble 10-14 Request a Supervisor at 10-17 Meet complainant at 10-18 Meet officer/Supervisor at 10-19 Return to _______ 10-20 Present location 10-21 Call by phone 10-22 Disregard 10-23 On scene 10-24 Assignment complete 10-25 Report in person to _______ 10-31 Suspicious person/circumstances 10-36 Time/date check 10-44 Leave assigned area/request relief 10-46 Citizen assist 10-61 In the area 10-65 On meal break 10-66 Call home next break 10-74 Negative 10-85 Report Number 10-89 Bomb threat at _______ 10-93 Investigating the area 10-97 Alarm at _______ 10-99 Subject barred from premises/wanted by police 10-100 Parking Meter 2665 On portable on meal break 10-400 Begin random inspections NASA General Frequencies International Space Station-downlink frequencies: VHF: 138-143.5 MHz (pending approval); S-band: 2265.000 MHz; K-band: 15.003 GHz NASA HF air-to-ground: 3089.5 6743.5 9003.5 11192.5 15062.5 (All kHz and USB) NASA emergency net: 3385 3395 4604.5 6982.5 14455 (All kHz and USB) NASA shuttle emergency landing site net: 408.150 408.800 NASA NCS HF net: 2360 3379 3388 5403.5 5821 5961 6106 6108 6809 9462 11801 12129 12219 13633 13744 13780 14836 14989 14908 15464 16201 16430 18744 20063 22983 23390 (All kHz and USB) NASA nationwide assignments: 162.1125 162.9875 163.100 166.525 166.8375 167.0125 167.350 167.400 167.775 168.350 168.4125 168.9375 169.2125 171.5125 171.6375 172.0375 172.3375 172.9625 173.425 173.900 Search and rescue operations: 282.8 (AM) Solid rocket booster recovery beacons: 240.0 242.0 (Data) Shuttle to ground: 139.300 (FM voice to Mir) 143.600 (FM voice to Mir) 145.840 (Amateur SAREX downlink) 243.0 (emergency only) 259.7 (primary UHF) 279.0 (EVA channel) 296.8 (secondary UHF) (All AM) 410.0-420.0 (EVA) 2106.4 (S-band tracking) 2217.5 (Orbiter OI transmitter: PM TT&C) 2250.0 (Orbiter DFI transmitter: voice, data, video) 2287.5 (PM primary) 15003.4 GHz (Ku-band telemetry)