Re: Ariane launch visible from E US

From: Bjorn Gimle (b_gimle@algonet.se)
Date: Wed May 01 2002 - 16:56:50 EDT


Here is the SkyMap  .trj file for the ascent.

Set the F2 site info for your location, and the F7/F1 to indicate the .trj
file.
If launch time is changed, set it in F3/F1+F2

You can change the F7/Lighting option to get the umbral (~powered) part of
the track.
--------------------------------- cut ------------------------------------
  0.0   5.2 -52.7   -0
600.0  16.9 -53.4  632
660.0  19.0 -53.6  681
720.0  21.2 -53.8  721
780.0  23.5 -54.1  751
840.0  25.9 -54.4  773
900.0  28.5 -54.8  788
960.0  31.3 -55.3  796
1020.0  34.3 -56.0  801
1080.0  37.5 -56.9  802
1110.0  39.2 -57.4  802
1140.0  41.0 -58.0  801
1200.0  44.5 -59.3  801
1500.0  61.7 -68.5  798
1602.0  67.3 -73.9  798
--------------------------------- cut ------------------------------------

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Waterman" <mike.waterman@web-hq.com>
To: "seesat exploder" <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>

>        BO = Boston         -71,42.3    )
>
>  T-H0 LongE   Lat   Ht   Sun  CC  CH  WI  NY  BO
>   0.0 -52.7   5.2   -0 -54.4 -18 -19 -19 -20 -20
>  10.0 -53.4  16.9  632 -23.2  -3  -4  -3  -5  -4
>  11.0 -53.6  19.0  681 -20.7  -1  -2  -1  -2  -2
>  12.0 -53.8  21.2  721 -18.4   0   0   1   0   1
>  13.0 -54.1  23.5  751 -16.1   2   2   4   3   4
>  14.0 -54.4  25.9  773 -13.7   3   4   6   6   7
>  15.0 -54.8  28.5  788 -11.2   5   6   9   9  10
>  16.0 -55.3  31.3  796  -8.6   5   7  12  12  14
>  17.0 -56.0  34.3  801  -5.9   6   9  15  16  19
>  18.0 -56.9  37.5  802  -2.8   6   9  18  20  24
>  18.5 -57.4  39.2  802  -1.2   6  10  19  22  27 Cutoff
>  19.0 -58.0  41.0  801   0.4   5  10  19  23  30
>  20.0 -59.3  44.5  801   3.8   4   9  19  25  33
>  25.0 -68.5  61.7  798  20.6  -6  -3   3   7   9
>  26.7 -73.9  67.3  798  26.3 -10  -7  -2   1   2
>
> At 18.5min after launch the rocket stops firing and so will
> disappear from view, but shortly after the rocket + attached
> payloads come into sunlight, and so will be visible again.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Mir16609@aol.com>
To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
> 
> Anyone have a "trj" file that will allow Skymap to plot the
> ascent?
> 


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