In a message dated 4/26/05 3:18:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ecannon@mail.utexas.edu writes: << Welcome Joe! Seems no one has replied here to your message. I don't know much but found on the GlobalSecurity.org site a possible 63-degree, 100 nautical mile nominal orbit, mentioning that this launch, originally to be from Vandenberg, was then "SB-WASS - Consolidated Program" http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/sbwass_c.htm >> Hi Ed -- I actually received several (private) responses from others on the SeeSat list. From past experience, I can tell you that when the Shuttle has passed by New York City on twilight/night launches, that its altitude has reached as high as 8 or 9 degrees for 51.6-inclinations and around 15 degrees for the higher 57 degree missions. I've been able to see all of them . . . so long as my sky is reasonably clear and there are no obstructions to the east and south. I should also add that at MECO, the Shuttle is generally at an altitude of 73-statute miles. It appears that the circumstances are going to be rather similar for the upcoming Titan-4 launch and, if anything, a 63-degree inclination will only serve to "lift" it a bit higher in the sky, at least for those of us here in the NY Area. Nice to finally be part of this interesting list! -- joe r. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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