In a message dated 11/28/06 8:44:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, kfetter@yahoo.com writes: << Nice there in a 57 degree inclined orbit, so more people can see them pass by. >> Actually . . . wouldn't these satellites be placed into orbits at a 51.6-degree inclination? The 57-degree inclined orbit was reserved for DOD and Spacelab Shuttle missions, of which neither are on the flight docket for the remainder of the Shuttle program. I can even recall one DOD which flew at a 62-degree inclination, which as far as I know, is the "highest" inclination ever flown by a Shuttle. -- joe rao ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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