Just wondering if there might be visibility opportunities for the Rosetta launch, for someone (outside of Kourou, of course). The nominal launch time, about 7:37 UT on February 26, is very early morning for the Americas (except Brazil maybe?). I guess the inclination is zero/equatorial. The Rosetta web site mentions a 200 km by 4000 km parking orbit that it will be in for two hours, then a burn near perigee: http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=31486 That doesn't sound very promising. Oh, well. Maybe there will be a chance for someone to see it during the eccentric parking orbit while it's still joined with the upper stage. Hoping for clear weather tomorrow night in any case! Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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