Re: Hotbirds into shadow...

From: Tony Beresford (dberesford@adam.com.au)
Date: Mon Mar 01 2004 - 19:22:15 EST

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    At 09:44 2/03/04, John Locker wrote:
    >Can anyone on the list give me an idea what time the Hotbird geosats went
    >into Earth shadow tonight for my location? ( I'm  E 356:54:28 N53:23:15 )
    >....I was just about to finish off an avi of the cluster , when at 1102 ,
    >one by one they disappeared....quite an interesting sight :O)
    >Sun outage for the birds was 1108 to 1120 gmt this morning. .....  so I
    >presume the satellites will re-appear shortly after I post this .
    >
    >Many thanks,
    >
    >John.
     John this excerpt from  HIGHFLY prediction for Hotbird 5 suggests eclipse bewtween 2208UT
    and 2209 UT. Coming out of shadow at 2249 UT. 
    Tony Beresford
    
       53.388   3.080  330.   Jlockyer                 2000 18.0 15
     
    *** 2004 Mar  1/ 2   Mon evening/Tue morning  *** Times are UT
     
    Hrs Min  Alt Azi  Mag    Hgt    R  A      Dec  Range
     
    25495 HOT BIRD 5     98-057A   16 M 3.5 ELDY  2 M2    1
     21  55   24 145 11.9  35810  10 29.65  -7.46  39219
     21  56   24 145 11.9  35810  10 30.65  -7.46  39219
     21  57   24 145 11.9  35810  10 31.65  -7.46  39219
     21  58   24 145 11.9  35810  10 32.65  -7.46  39219
     21  59   24 145 11.9  35810  10 33.66  -7.46  39219
     22   0   24 145 11.9  35810  10 34.66  -7.46  39219
     22   1   24 145 11.9  35810  10 35.66  -7.46  39219
     22   2   24 145 11.9  35810  10 36.66  -7.45  39219
     22   3   24 145 11.9  35810  10 37.66  -7.45  39219
     22   4   24 145 11.9  35811  10 38.67  -7.45  39219
     22   5   24 145 11.9  35811  10 39.67  -7.45  39219
     22   6   24 145 11.9  35811  10 40.67  -7.45  39219
     22   7   24 145 11.9  35811  10 41.67  -7.45  39219
     22   8   24 145 11.9  35811  10 42.68  -7.45  39219
     22  49   24 145 11.9  35814  11 23.76  -7.45  39222
     22  50   24 145 11.9  35814  11 24.77  -7.45  39222
     22  51   24 145 11.9  35814  11 25.77  -7.45  39222
     22  52   24 145 11.9  35814  11 26.77  -7.45  39222
    
    
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