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From the Orlando area you will see but not hear a launch at KSC.
At least due to the traffic noise I was not able to hear anything
related to the Shuttle, but I doubt that it will be possible.

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In article <93025.091237TNEDDERH@ESOC.BITNET> <TNEDDERH@ESOC.BITNET> writes:
>From the Orlando area you will see but not hear a launch at KSC.
>At least due to the traffic noise I was not able to hear anything
>related to the Shuttle, but I doubt that it will be possible.
>
If you are not in the middle of traffic, you should be able to hear the roar
from launch in Orlando (later of course).  I grew up in Orlando and saw and
heard MANY launches of the shuttle.

- Craig

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In article <1993Jan22.144321.797@tellab5.tellabs.com>, hammond@tellabs.com
(Mark Hammond) wrote:
> 
> 
> Can anyone tell me if I were in Orlando for a shuttle launch,
> would I see it in the sky? Would I hear the lift off? I may be there
> during one of the launches and will drive towards the launch
> if necessary. Please e-mail responses.

I have friends who live in Oviedo (northeastern suburb of Orlando). They
watch the launch on TV, then walk out their front door and down the walk
about 10 ft, then turn right and look down the street at the orbiter
climbing out of the trees.

                tom coradeschi <+> tcora@pica.army.mil

<TNEDDERH@ESOC.BITNET> writes:

>From the Orlando area you will see but not hear a launch at KSC.
>At least due to the traffic noise I was not able to hear anything
>related to the Shuttle, but I doubt that it will be possible.

Depends on your altitude... I was flying back from the Orlando area 
a while ago, and I saw the launch from where I was.. about 10 miles SE of 
Orlando... I was only at about 1500'////// from the ground, who knows...
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Downtown Orlando is about 35 miles from Merritt Island. Sound
travels at 0.21 miles per second, so one could not hear anything
until about 166 seconds (=2.8 minutes) after SRB ignition.

Anyone in Orlando want to listen for the sound and time the lag?

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has been able to observe a shuttle launch?  I suppose we
should separate daytime and nighttime launches.  

  Steve Wasserbaech

Take two (my apologies):
I've been wondering: what is the farthest from KSC anyone
has been able to observe a shuttle launch?  I suppose we
should separate daytime and nighttime launches.

 Steve Wasserbaech

In article <11825@sun13.scri.fsu.edu> wasser@dirac.scri.fsu.edu (Steve Wasser) writes:

>I've been wondering: what is the farthest from KSC anyone
>has been able to observe a shuttle launch?  I suppose we
>should separate daytime and nighttime launches.

On a very clear day, you can just barely distinguish a Shuttle launch from 
the top of the Peachtree Plaza hotel here in Atlanta.  Atlanta is 1000 feet
above sea level and the hotel is another 743 feet tall, so this probably 
has something to do with it.
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wasser@dirac.scri.fsu.edu (Steve Wasser) writes:
>I've been wondering: what is the farthest from KSC anyone
>has been able to observe a shuttle launch?  I suppose we
>should separate daytime and nighttime launches.

The key is how clear the day is.  On a clear day, I've seen the
shuttle's trail from Tampa.

Daniel
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wats@scicom.AlphaCDC.COM (Bruce Watson) writes:

>Downtown Orlando is about 35 miles from Merritt Island. Sound
>travels at 0.21 miles per second, so one could not hear anything
>until about 166 seconds (=2.8 minutes) after SRB ignition.

>Anyone in Orlando want to listen for the sound and time the lag?

The thundering sound from the SRB's would probably fade to nothing
just like the thunder from lightning after about 20 mi. give or
take about 3 or so depending on weather conditions.

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In article <11825@sun13.scri.fsu.edu> wasser@dirac.scri.fsu.edu (Steve Wasser) writes:


>Take two (my apologies):
>I've been wondering: what is the farthest from KSC anyone
>has been able to observe a shuttle launch?  I suppose we
>should separate daytime and nighttime launches.

> Steve Wasserbaech

You can see day launches from West Palm Beach on clear days.  If fact, I 
remember watching a launch 6 years ago today....

Mark
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