Re: APT from the Direct 10 launch will have a lower inclination orbit.

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Kevin is correct,

In the dtv-10-mo-final.pdf page two shows
"Separation of Additional Propellant Tank (APT)"
between burns three and four, and the latter is TO the orbit I gave.

So APT should have perigee close to 400 (?),
and apogee higher than 5000 km.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Fetter"
...
> The Intermediate orbit, after the second burn of the upper stage, is a 
> shown as 258*5000 km with a
> inclination of 46.8 degrees.
>
> Then the 3rd burn occurs until the APT is out of fuel, to place the 
> upperstage/satellite into a
> higer orbit. They don't list info on that orbit.
>


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