Phil Karn wrote: > I was a little surprised by the 32-minute unplanned hold due to the > vehicle near the launch sites. Don't polar launches usually have very > narrow launch windows of no more than a few minutes? > > Does this suggest that the launch might have been into a lower > inclination orbit, one with a wider launch window? The NOTAMs clearly indicate a 123 deg inclination - the retrograde version of the lower of the two Lacrosse inclinations, i.e. 180 - 57 = 123 deg. Ted Molczan _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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