Re: NROL-36 search elements

From: Tony Beresford (dberesford@adam.com.au)
Date: Tue Sep 11 2012 - 00:44:09 UTC

  • Next message: Ted Molczan: "RE: NROL-36 search elements"

    At 09:49 AM 11/09/2012, Ted Molczan wrote:
    >NROL-36 is scheduled for launch on an Atlas V-401, from VAFB, on 
    >2012 Sep 13 at 21:39 UTC.
    >
    >http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av033/status.html
    >
    >The primary payload is a pair NOSS satellites.
    >
    >Here are approximate elements:
    >
    >NOSS                                                   1015 X 1206 km
    >1 79601U          12257.98275463  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    07
    >2 79601  63.4386  41.3233 0127783 180.8421 355.8429 13.39314612    02
    >
    >Centaur pre-cubesat deployment                           489 X 765 km
    >1 79602U          12258.01428242  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    08
    >2 79602  66.2600  41.0359 0197000 306.4500  30.6500 14.80308034    08
    >
    >In the northern hemisphere, the orbit will be well-placed for 
    >morning observation. Southern hemisphere observers will
    >have evening visibility beginning in about a week.
    
    Ted ,
    Any suggestion they will dump the Centaur into the atmosphere
    quickly like happened with the recent Atlas V launch for NASA?
    Tony
    
    
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