Re: Mislabeled geosat in NASA 3D applet

From: Tony Beresford (dberesford@adam.com.au)
Date: Wed Dec 10 2003 - 22:24:05 EST

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At 12:57 11/12/03, Thomas Fly wrote:
>http://science.nasa.gov/RealTime/JTrack/3D/JTrack3D.html
>identifies a geosynchronous satellite as INSAT 2A, "Indian National Satellite
>2A... Stationed at 74 deg E..." which is a bit west of GStar 3, RCA-SATCOM 5,
>GStar 1, and ACTS at about 103 degrees West. What's it really?
>
Tom, Insat 2a is indeed around 103W as the moment as Heavens above confirms.
It just that the description for INSAT 2A hasnt been updated when it started 
drifting from its operational position at 74East. Its currently in a non-GEO
orbit 
1 22027U 92041A   03340.29637849 -.00000049  00000-0  10000-3 0  6183
2 22027   5.3035  75.4838 0004020  25.1075 334.6711  1.00148063 41599
Tony Beresford


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