Robert Holdsworth wrote: > Clarification- the inclination is no greater than 22 degrees. > (However I have had a query concerning such an orbit from Cape Canaveral > - can someone comment?) Spaceflight Now reports that the inclination of the parking orbit will be 28.47 deg - about the same as the latitude of the launch site. Two subsequent burns will decrease the inclination and raise the altitude, resulting in a 22 deg (or less), 600 km circular orbit: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d309/041111launchtimeline.html Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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