Re: Last Atlas 2AS launch tommorow with us military payload

From: Robert Holdsworth (robbonz1@xtra.co.nz)
Date: Fri Aug 27 2004 - 15:21:06 EDT

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    The ground track (source Spaceflight Now) shows that it will pass to the
    southeast of New Zealand (during our daylight hours) with final burn and
    separation occurring as it ascends over the Pacific towards North America.
    
    However prospects of launch today are not good owing to lightning.
    
    OT: it is reported that the ground crew are going to wear their best clothes
    for the launch as this is a special occasion being the final Atlas 2AS
    launch.
    
    Robert Holdsworth
    Wainuiomata
    New Zealand
    147.948E
    41.261S
    weather conditions: at least 90 percent cloud with occasional hail and not
    likely to improve for a day or two!
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Kevin Fetter" <kfetter@yahoo.com>
    To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
    Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 12:05 AM
    Subject: Last Atlas 2AS launch tommorow with us military payload
    
    
    > Tommorow ( Aug 27 ) at 7:06 pm EDT, the last of the Atlas 2AS rocket's
    will lift off with a us
    > military payload. It going into a roughly 56 degree inclined orbit, with a
    apogee of less then
    > 5000 km I estimate. Just a estimation, I'll let ted are mike post a real
    search orbit, since I was
    > fooling around, and don't trust the results.
    >
    > The launch can be viewed at
    >
    > http://streamvox.ninesystems.com/gemssv/ils082704/
    >
    > Kevin
    >
    >
    >
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