After a delay in the launch, AMC 16 has reached it's geo transfer orbit. I look forward to observing it once it reaches it orbital slot of 85 degrees West. And then there's the atlas centaur to observe to. The following has appeared on the oig AMC-16 1 28472U 04048A 04352.48218405 .00000424 -93139-6 00000+0 0 10 2 28472 27.1980 91.2197 2792904 145.1210 235.9961 10.03169321 09 It was planed to be put into the following geo transfer orbit according to ILS. Orbital Parameters(@ Separation): Apogee Altitude: 19,323 nm (35,786 km) Perigee Altitude: 2591 nm (4,798 km) Inclination: 18.02 deg Good soon another geo sat to observe:) Kevin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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