RE: PSLV launch successful.

From: Tony Beresford (aberesford@iprimus.com.au)
Date: Mon Oct 22 2001 - 08:01:40 EDT

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    At 09:03 PM 22/10/01 , Chris Peat wrote:
    
    >BIRD            Epoch 2001/10/22 10:30 UTC OD1                           /Pr
    >1 99999U 01992ZZZ 01295.43750000 0.00012139  00000-0 098578-3 0    01
    >2 99999  97.7814   8.4135 0019645 261.4457  68.4696 15.00235689    06
    Chris, looking at a pass that culminates at 13:40UT tonite with
    a maximum elevation of 79 degrees, the orbit plane transits
    overhead at 35S at 2300 Local Mean time. Since the shadow height
    at midnight on the December solstice is 600Km, it never going
    to get sunlit overhead. Perhaps to 40 degrees elevation in passes
    that pass near overhead in the fortnight before and after the solstice.
    Any sunlit part is below 10 degrees elevation currently.
    Tony Beresford
    34.9638S, 138.633E
    
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