25 Jul 99 Delta/Globalstar Update

Ron Lee (ronlee@pcisys.net)
Sat, 24 Jul 1999 18:12:55 -0600

Florida Today posted their normal neat coverage of this launch. It appears
all the info I provided before (and below) is correct.  Refer to this site
for prelaunch coverage:

http://www.flatoday.com:80/space/explore/uselv/delta/d273/index.htm

and this site for up to the minute launch info:

http://www.flatoday.com:80/273.htm

Here is to clear skies to observe this event.

Ron Lee



Globalstar, Delta, 25 Jul 99, 07:46:03 UT Launch
1 99999P 990xxA   99206.47003730 -.00000107  00000-0  00000+0 0    15
2 99999  52.0023 315.6002 0008352 256.3795 103.6153 12.73108913    05
Globalstar, Delta, 25 Jul 99, 10:44:03 UT Launch
1 99998P 990xxA   99206.59376415 -.00000107  00000-0  00000+0 0    10
2 99998  52.0023   0.2222 0008352 256.3795 103.6153 12.73108913    05

Launch times later by about 1.6 minutes.  Evasive burn now at 9:32:48
UT and depletion burn at 9:41:53 UT on 25 Jul based on launch at
7:46:03 UT.

The circularization burn occurs between 3712.5 and 3738.9 seconds after
 launch. This may be visible to some Australian observers.

The upper satellites are deployed 4150 seconds after launch.  

Lower satellites are deployed 4400 seconds after launch.

The evasive burn which should be visible to SW and central USA 
observers (occurring over southern Baja CA), occurs between 6500
and 6505 seconds after launch.

The depletion burn occurs between 6950 and 6956.8 seconds after 
launch (near the Great Lakes).