Using information posted here on SeeSat, I've constructed a SKYMAP (by Rob Matson) .TRJ file for the part of the orbit near the Evasive and Depletion Burns visible from the East Coast tonight. You must be familiar with SKYMAP to use this file. E-mail me for more info and I'll see if I can help. With this information and SKYMAP, you can plot the burn location RELATIVE TO THE STARS for your own location, greatly facilitating photography set-up, etc. For this Launch, SET MAP TIME to 22:41UT to properly use this file, (assumes launch on time at 20:54 U.T.). The trajectory file can be used in the future for "typical" GLOBALSTAR launches if you set the MAP TIME to LAUNCH TIME PLUS 1hour and 47minutes. Below the trajectory file is my test configuration file set up for MONTPELIER, VT (using U.T. time). Data from this plot match very well with STSPlus and other tracking software. Good Luck. RICK BALDRIDGE Campbell, CA ____________________________________________________________________________ Trajectory file. Save ONLY the numbered section - no text, as "GLOBAL.TRJ" (no quotes). 0 36.96 -92.75 928.98 120 41.22 -86.16 930.45 240 44.98 -78.66 931.75 276 46.94 -73.67 932.43 420 49.37 -65.50 933.26 540 51.25 -55.54 933.88 720 52.17 -39.55 934.16 840 51.45 -28.89 933.88 960 49.72 -18.81 933.25 Skymap Configuration file (can save as "GLOBAL.CFG" or whatever else). [SkyMap] Script= DefDir= StarFile=\skymap\stars\mag81.dat CatEpoch=J2000 EphemFile=global.trj CityFile=astroclk.cty SiteName=Montpelier, VT HPGLFile=skymap.plt LandFiles=world.pnt Report=sky59.rep MapTitle= CatJD=2451545.000000 Lat= 44.260000 Long= -72.578000 Alt= 0. Zone= -5.0 DelRA= 30.0000000 DelDec= 10.0000000 MinMag=-1.00 MaxMag= 5.00 MinIdx= 1 MaxIdx= 1 MapDate= 2000/ 2/ 8 MapTime=22:41: 0 TrackRes= 5 TickRes= 15 TagRes= 60 RA= 5.0068218 Dec= 69.1659202 Azim= 29.0513729 Elev= 52.6755628 FOV=120.0000000 EpochJD=2451545.000000 EquinoxJD=2451545.000000 MaxAlt= 2000.0 MinRange= 0.0 MaxRange= 2000.0 SearchDur=10.000 MinElev= 30.00 Culmination= 5.00 LabelMag= 2.00 DeepMag= 6.00 DimmestAst= 7.50 Transit=0 SunDown= 4.00 TagType=3 DefSatMag= 4.5 RocketMag= 5.5 DimmestSat= 8.0 SSLabel=2 Tolerance=0.25 Warn=1 Mirror= 1. Screen=0 DragUnc= 20.00 TranObj=Sirius TranRA= 6.752466 TranDec=-16.716190 PlotMode=Rocket Model=SGP4 Projection=Stereographic TrackType=Equatorial LocalStart=Off LocalTag=On LabelStar=Off Occult=On AllSats=Off DrawLand=Off ProperMotion=Off Precess=Off Nut=Off NGC=Off HPGL=On TrueSize=Off HDMS=Off DeepSky=Off Constellation=On Asteroid=Off StarMag=Off AstMag=Off EqOfDate=On EpOfDate=On Greek=Off PCTime=Off LJ4=Off UseTLEMag=On CheckUmbra=Off DimPlanets=Off TLEWarn=On RepFOVOnly=Off SatJD( 0)=2451325.958333 SatDur( 0)= 10.00000 SatName( 1)=ISS 20.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 d NORAD( 1)=25544 1 25544U 98067A 99133.80958618 .00004273 00000-0 55998-4 0 5767 2 25544 51.5934 11.0212 0004505 102.9723 257.1781 15.60992421 27238 SatJD( 1)=2451191.614583 SatDur( 1)= 120.00000 SatJD(11)=2451325.958333 SatDur(11)= 120.00000 AutoJD=2451325.958333 AutoTT=1 AllFileTT=1 Autopoint= 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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