I found the launch site using satellite imagery from last February when the Kavoshgar was launched. It matches up very well with the ground equipment like the towers for flood lights etc. Unfortunately, Google Earth imagery is so old it doesn't show any of that. What makes this on topic, however, is how well the launch site matches up with the satellite and the rocket body when you run the orbits backwards in time. Both orbiting objects come together right over the launch site at 18:38 GMT on 2 February 2009. If subtract about 5 minutes for the trajectory to get up there you should have a pretty good idea of when launch occurred. The coordinates for the launch site are: 35.234338 N 53.920601 E. Geoff Forden -----Original Message----- From: Gerhard HOLTKAMP [mailto:grd.holtkamp@t-online.de] Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 1:17 PM To: SeeSat-L@satobs.org Subject: Irian Launchsite Coordinates Has anyone come across accurate coordinates for the site of the launch of the Irian Satellite? Looks to me that the 55 degree inclination was chosen because it is the lowest inclination which avoids the Indian coastline after a launch from Iran. Gerhard HOLTKAMP Darmstadt, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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