Re: Defining Geostationary Sats + OFEQ 3 + TiPS

From: Mike Waterman (Mike.Waterman@marconi.com)
Date: Fri Jul 07 2000 - 06:14:51 PDT

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TIPS: I am fairly sure that since a month or two after launch the tether 
has been vertical (= pointing towards the centre of the earth). This is
the stable orientation for a long thin object.

If (for example) it passes overhead from West to East, then it will appear
to be oriented parallel with the direction of travel; except shortening to
a dot overhead. But an observer to your North or South would see it
travelling perpendicular to the direction of travel.

Mike Waterman      mike.waterman@marconi.com
Site Yateley = COSPAR 2115 =  51.3286N  0.7950W  75m.

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