Due for launch from French Guiana, March 23 at 04:34 UTC, it will make a pre-dawn pass near the UK and across northern France 21-22 minutes after lift off. The height will be about 150 km so viewing altitudes from most locations will be quite low. ATV 3 will still be attached to the Ariane upper stage so there will be a single object to observe. Separation will occur around 45 minutes later after the Ariane performs a circularisation burn at about 250 km. Initial element set: 1 99999E 12083.19300000 .00000000 00000 0 00000 0 0 03 2 99999 051.6300 194.3300 0087000 47.7400 313.0900 16.27480000 36 After circularisation: 1 99999E 12083.40000000 .00000000 00000 0 00000 0 0 04 2 99999 051.6300 193.4800 0010200 282.5700 198.3100 16.05390000 33 These element sets are also on this web page, along with the NOTAM covering the Ariane first-stage impact zone: http://www.zarya.info/SearchElSet.php Launch notes and information links: http://www.zarya.info/Calendar.php Bob Christy www.zarya.info _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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