The second satellite in the COSMO-SKYMED series COSMO-2 is due for launch on Wednesday at 0231 UTC. Broadcast at: http://www.ulalaunch.com/index_webcast.html Mission booklet at : http://www.ulalaunch.com/docs/COSMO-2msm%20bk11-27.pdf The satellite will have an inclination of 97.9 degrees, and a 637 by 620 km orbit (figures rounded, exact ones available from the above booklet.) Some significant events in the launch sequence occur over or close to populated areas namely: T plus 53 minutes: second stage restart and SECO over Madagascar with separation over Mozambique. T plus 1 hr 16 mins 40 seconds over England: 5 second evasive burn of the second stage placing the stage in a 185 by 605 km 98.33 degree orbit. 10 minutes later: second stage depletion burn over Greenland. Robert ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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