I'm not sure I've ever heard of a high inclination orbit being launched into from the Cape by heading southeast, so I'd have to say it will be launched on a northeasterly azimuth. Daryl Bahls "Orbitologist in Residence" 47.14N 122.20W 167M In a message dated 00-01-14 17:59:29 EST, direland@drdale.com writes: << Does anyone know the azimuth for the scheduled launch of STS99, tentatively Jan. 31, 2000 at 12:47 p.m. EST, inclination 57 degrees I mean is it being launched on an ascending path up the east coast or descending to the southeast? Dale Ireland 47.7N 122.7W Astronomy Page http://www.drdale.com Comets, Satellites, Eclipses, Photography, Fabrications >> ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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