Atlas/HotBird, 8 Oct 98, 21:58 UT 1 77777U 98 0XX A 98281.93493519 .00000030 00000-0 00000-0 0 10 2 77777 24.6200 167.2000 7322000 178.6000 1.7490 2.27400000 10 Object is actually 20 seconds early using this elset compared to SV separation location shown below. Note the MECO 2 location. Persons in Africa near that spot MAY have a chance to see the burn just prior to MECO 2 (assuming it is visible). First visibility of the SV is near Madagascar. Can anyone provide the time of the apogee insertion burn. I still want to see such an event. Ron Lee At 11:53 AM 9/30/98 -0700, you wrote: >ATLAS/HOT BIRD NOMINAL ORBITS > MECO 1 MECO 2 >EPOCH (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS): 281/22:07:40.300 281/22:23:58.400 >PERIOD (MIN): 89.900 633.000 >INCLINATION (DEG): 28.130 24.530 >ECCENTRICITY (DEG): 0.017700 0.732000 >SEMI-MAJOR AXIS (KM): 6647.6288 24420.9594 >ARGUMENT OF PERIGEE (DEG): 149.700 178.600 >RA OF ASCENDING NODE (DEG): 167.200 167.200 >MEAN ANOMALY (DEG): 325.759 0.429 >START ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:000:09:40.300 000:25:58.400 >END ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET: 000:25:58.400 000:28:18.400 >HEIGHT (KM): 166.8720 160.3735 >INJECTION LATITUDE (DEG): 25.57N 0.361S >INJECTION LONGITUDE (DEG): 295.07E 354.661E >INJECTION INERTIAL AZIMUTH (DEG): 102.423 114.584 >INJECTION TIME (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS): 281/22:07:40.300 281/22:23:58.400 > > HOTBIRD SEP R/B DEPLETION BU >EPOCH (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS): 281/22:26:18.400 281/22:56:33.500 >PERIOD (MIN): 633.800 628.100 >INCLINATION (DEG): 24.620 24.620 >ECCENTRICITY (DEG): 0.732200 0.730500 >SEMI-MAJOR AXIS (KM): 24441.5351 24294.7695 >ARGUMENT OF PERIGEE (DEG): 178.600 179.600 >RA OF ASCENDING NODE (DEG): 167.200 166.200 >MEAN ANOMALY (DEG): 1.749 19.110 >START ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:000:28:18.400 000:58:33.500 >END ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET: 005:00:00.000 003:00:00.000 >HEIGHT (KM): 250.1603 6946.3255 >INJECTION LATITUDE (DEG): 5.53S 24.204S >INJECTION LONGITUDE (DEG): 5.40E 87.341E >INJECTION INERTIAL AZIMUTH (DEG): 114.092 84.763 >INJECTION TIME (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS): 281/22:26:18.400 281/22:56:33.500 > > >Keith Stein >Associate Technical Editor > >Launchspace Publications, Inc. >7929 Westpark Drive >McLean, VA 22102 >(703) 749-2324 (phone) >(703) 749-3177 (fax) > >http://www.launchspace.com > >