Flight Controllers Troubleshooting Ku-Band Antenna
Shortly after space shuttle Discovery reached orbit today, the shuttle's Ku-Band antenna did not successfully complete its standard initial activation sequence and is not operational at this time.
The dish-shaped antenna is used for high data rate communications with the ground, including television, and for the shuttle's radar system that is used during rendezvous with the ISS.
The other systems -- S-band and UHF -- are operating normally.
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