Re: TITAN IVB MILSTAR FLT-4

From: Kevin Fetter (kevin_fetter@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Feb 24 2001 - 06:06:29 PST

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    Info for milstar launch
                                        PAYLOAD SEPARATI
    PERIOD (MIN):                       1435.086
    INCLINATION (DEG):                  4.501
    ECCENTRICITY (DEG):                 0.000048
    SEMI-MAJOR AXIS (KM):               42144.9630
    ARGUMENT OF PERIGEE (DEG):          326.321
    RA OF ASCENDING NODE (DEG):         309.799
    MEAN ANOMALY (DEG):                 165.254
    START ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:006:34:49.000
    END ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:  006:37:05.000
    HEIGHT (KM):                        35766.8575
    INJECTION LATITUDE (DEG):           3.35N
    INJECTION LONGITUDE (DEG):          260.54E
    INJECTION INERTIAL AZIMUTH (DEG):   92.976
    
    So if I am reading this right, milstar will be injected into a geo orbit at 
    around 80.45 West or 260.45E, so it will be well placed, if it doesn't move 
    to much to its final orbital position, that it will be high in the sky as 
    seen from my location, all right!
    A big geo sat that could be brighter than the rest because of its size, and 
    will be a good height above the horizon. I can live with that.
    
    
    
    Kevin Fetter
    
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