FWIW, I don't think it's a dogleg. These are made when the initial launch azimuth must be different than required for the orbit, to avoid populated areas. But so soon after near-vertical launch, it has not achieved enough lateral displacement to make a dogleg useful. I think it is because it was abruptly pitching more horizontally, after reaching sufficient altitude and speed, and you were positioned left of the ascent plane. ----- Original Message ----- ... > The image is a view from the rear and appears to show a lateral (dogleg?) > maneuver by the Atlas. The photo is posted at > http://www.spacearchive.info/ > under the title "Atlas V Debut". ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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