The launch will be from the SeaLaunch platform at 154 degrees West with a launch window of 0353 to 0453 UTC. Refer http://www.sea-launch.com/current_launch.htm#schedule: for full details of trajectory etc. The webcast of the launch will be available from http://www.sea-launch.com/current_index_webcast.html Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Fetter" <kfetter@yahoo.com> To: <seesat-l@satobs.org> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 5:49 AM Subject: XM 3 geo sat launch >A Zenit-3SL rocket will lift off on Feb 17 with the XM 3 geo sat. XM3 will >be parked at 85 > degrees, to join XM1, AMC 9 and AMC 16 allready parked there. So 4 geo sat > in one feild of view:) > > XM are boeing HS702 series of spacecraft, and are one of the brightest geo > sat's to see, I find. > > http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/702/xmsatradio/xmradio.html > > Depending on the time of year, will effect how easy they are to see. One > time I saw XM1, easy to > see in my 70 mm refractor, and in Dec I saw it around Mag 10, so faint. > But I still saw it. > > Kevin > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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