solar sail satellite NanoSail-D launch and orbital data

From: Kevin Fetter (kfetter@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Nov 17 2010 - 06:56:37 UTC

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    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
    
    
    
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