The NanoSail-D satellite, ie a solar sail sat, is scheduled to be launched between 0124-0254 UTC ( Nov 20 ) http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html It will be placed into a 403 mile orbit, with a inclination of 72 degrees according to this http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/pdf/484314main_NASAfactsNanoSail-D.pdf What a nice shiny surface it has. Other info http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm Orbital data shown there NANOSAIL 1 99902U 10324.07337732 .00000070 00000-0 10975-4 0 0003 2 99902 071.9959 139.9741 0015236 274.8633 271.2807 14.72685903000014 So from what I see, for us in north america, morning passes. Kevin _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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