Re: Last DSP satellite launch on Nov 11

From: Mike McCants (mmccants@io.com)
Date: Thu Nov 08 2007 - 13:41:19 UTC

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Kevin posted:

>Between 1:39 and 3:42 UTC (Nov 11) a Boeing Delta 4 Heavy rocket will liftoff with the
>last DSP satellite.

The Centaur burn for 3 minutes at 22000 miles and the residual fuel and oxidizer
dump after payload separation should be visible as two naked-eye "comets" about
6+ hours after launch from the entire western hemisphere since this will occur
over the equator at longitude 90 west.

I will post a predicted tle after launch.

Mike McCants

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