RE: NROL-41 - search elements for actual launch time

From: Ted Molczan (ssl3molcz@rogers.com)
Date: Tue Sep 21 2010 - 05:15:22 UTC

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    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
    
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