RE: Orbital express orbit

From: David Anderman (davida@cwo.com)
Date: Sat Mar 10 2007 - 17:50:05 EST

  • Next message: Tony Beresford: "RE: Orbital express orbit"

    Are elements for Orbital Express available yet?
    
    DWA
    
    
    At 07:54 PM 3/6/2007, Tony Beresford wrote:
    >At 11:34 AM 7/03/2007, Ted Molczan wrote:
    >>Tony Beresford wrote:
    >>
    >> > Its a circular orbit 492Km high and inclined at 46 degrees.
    >>
    >>MidSTAR-1 will also enter that orbit. Three other payloads will enter a 35.4
    >>deg, 560 km orbit.
    >>
    >>Spaceflight Now has some information:
    >>...
    >>http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av013/070305groundtrack.html
    >
    >The grountrack diagram has more information than the printed timeline.
    >It shows the grountrack after spacecraft sep. labelled with start of blowdown
    >and end of blowdown. during this time the groundtrack passes over SE US.
    >Local time is probably too late for sun illumination though.
    >
    >The at the end of blowdown  it is noted that hydrazine is to be vented.
    >I guess this is the centaur's attitude control supply, and they launch
    >controllers are being careful to vent ALL liquids,
    >
    >Tony Beresford
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