Thanks for the launch data. I must be doing something wrong. When I use this for the Skymap TRJ file: 61.34 37.78 -75.28 34.68 133.37 37.50 -74.06 129.53 135.47 37.49 -74.01 132.07 208.87 36.78 -71.16 220.11 472.04 32.26 -57.97 415.92 540.24 30.74 -54.23 419.26 The track loops Right to LEFT (SE to ESE) over the planets clustered the SE at a maximum altitude of 20 deg above the horizon. Does this sound right? I would expect the track to drift to the south. Don Gardner 39.1799 N, 76.8406 W, 100m ASL -----Original Message----- From: Skywayinc@aol.com [mailto:Skywayinc@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 12:49 PM To: SeeSat-L@satobs.org Cc: rwmcconahy@earthlink.net; b.gimle@chello.se; bg_26934@glocalnet.net Subject: Minotaur-1 Mission Events Björn Gimle had written to me to request that I post the altitudes, lats and longs, (or coordinates that can be converted to those), for Monday's Minotaur I launch, then other observation locations can benefit (using SkyMap trajectory mode). Here is some data which may be of some help: Event MET Lat. Long. Alt. -------- ------- ------- -------- ------- S1 SEP/S2 IGN 61.34 37.78 -75.28 34.68 S2 SEP 133.37 37.50 -74.06 129.53 S3 IGN 135.47 37.49 -74.01 132.07 S3 BURNOUT 208.87 36.78 -71.16 220.11 S4 IGN 472.04 32.26 -57.97 415.92 S4 BURNOUT 540.24 30.74 -54.23 419.26 MET = Mission Elapsed Time in seconds Alt. = Altitude in kilometers At the Stage 3 ignition, the altitude will be equal to 82.05 statute miles. This means that at that point, the altitude of the rocket should enable it to be seen for a radius of 868.84 statute miles from the point of S3 ignition. This would -- in theory -- allow visibility of the rocket from southern Maine south to northeastern Florida and as far west as eastern Kentucky. My thanks again to Ralph McConahy for providing the data concerning the Major Mission Events for the Minotaur TacSat-2 launch. -- joe rao ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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