Re: Next Week's Big Launches

From: Brian Weeden (brian.weeden@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Nov 16 2013 - 12:00:43 UTC

  • Next message: Dr. T.S. Kelso: "Re: Next Week's Big Launches"

    Do we know what altitude they are expected to be at?
    
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    Brian
    
    On Nov 15, 2013, at 22:50, "Dr. T.S. Kelso" <TS.Kelso@celestrak.com> wrote:
    
    > As many of you know, we have two big launches next week--each with about 
    > 30 payloads (not to mention upper stages and deployment devices). This 
    > could be the ultimate tracking challenge!
    > 
    > I've already put together some information on the Dnepr launch, 
    > currently scheduled for 07:11 UTC on Nov 21 out of Dombarovskiy, Russia. 
    > The primary goal of that analysis is to show where on the Earth's 
    > surface these objects should be visible for the first 24 hours after 
    > launch. It appears visibility will be restricted to above 58 North and 
    > below 5 South latitude, so it's really going to depend on the southern 
    > hemisphere observers.
    > 
    > I hope to put together a similar analysis for the ORS 3 launch, 
    > currently scheduled for 0030 UTC on Nov 20 out of Wallops Island, Virginia.
    > 
    > For both of these analyses, you can find them under the Special Event 
    > Coverage at http://celestrak.com.  - TS
    > 
    > Dr. T.S. Kelso
    > CelesTrak, http://celestrak.com
    > E-Mail: TS.Kelso@celestrak.com
    > 
    > 
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