The official launch time has been announced: 2007 June 14, at 15:18 UTC: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av009/status.html Here are revised search elements for the lead object, at the first ascending node after orbital insertion: 1 70001U 07165.70528159 .00000011 00000-0 20000-4 0 05 2 70001 63.4420 45.4156 0107863 182.7436 177.3009 13.39714521 03 The plane would be about 2 deg east of the NOSS 2-3 (96029C, D and E) plane; however, I note that the previous NOSS launch, from the same launch site, but using a different launch vehicle, targeted a plane 1 deg west of the NOSS 2-2 (91076C, D and E) plane. I cannot exclude the possibility that the upcoming launch will steer into the same position relative the 96029 plane, in which case, the above RAAN (right-ascension of the ascending node) would be about 3 deg too high. Of course, other planes are possible, so I recommend allowing for plus and minus several degrees uncertainty. Visibility windows remain substantially the same as described in my earlier message. In the event of a launch delay, the launch time will arrive 14 min/day earlier. Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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