24 Sep 99 Soyuz/Globalstar Prelaunch Info

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Globalstar, Soyuz, 24 Sep 99, 02:30 UT Launch    946 x 904 km
1 99998P 990xxA   99267.58961728  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    47
2 99998  51.9294  49.4752 0028656 203.6986 156.3135 13.91130179    74
SOYUZ R/B (1), 24 Sep 99, 02:30 UT Launch        901 x 236 km
1 99999P 990xxE   99267.62969639  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    31
2 99999  51.9464  49.0611 0478119  79.0722 286.4283 14.99466777   119

Data from the 15 April 99 launch was adjusted for the 24 Sep 99 02:30
UT launch time.  The elset on Soyuz R/B (1) (#99999) may be close to
the orbit from about Launch + 8 min, 48 sec until the IKAR stage
ignites at launch + 2 hr, 29 min, 31 sec.   At that point and beyond,
use the Globalstar elset (#99998).  

Satellite deployment should occur about 3 hr, 33 min, 30 sec after
launch.

New Zealand folks may be the first to observe the launch  with the
visibility moving westward to Central America, the US eastern
seaboard, central/eastern Australia (southern portions), then a pass
for the trio in Austin Texas around 10:50 UT.

Consider looking early/late (a few minutes) and perpendicular to the
predicted path to account for elset inaccuracies.

Ron Lee

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