I tried but failed, search orbit for today globalstar launch

From: Kevin Fetter (kfetter@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Oct 20 2007 - 07:58:21 EDT

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    Using the info Ted posted
    
    http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Jun-2002/0169.html
    
    I tried to generate a search orbit, for today's globalstar launch.
    
    I used a tle for globalstar M065 ( 31571 ) that was nearest the time, after it was launched on May
    29. The launch time for it, was 20:31:31 UTC ( May 29 )
    
    Today launch is at 20:12:25 UTC ( Oct 20 )
    
    I used that info, and ted's method to estimate a search orbit. But I can tell I goofed somewhere.
    
    At least I tried.
    
    Now to see if my guess is right, in one way. That's the globalstar's from today's launch make a
    sunlit pass tommorow morning. I used a non proper way to estimate that.
    
    Kevin
    
    
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