I can confirm Rons report , with an inc of 57 degs we should catch sight of STS-99 over the UK as the shuttle climbs out. Some years ago comms were also heard on the primary UHF freq during the initial stages of a high inclination mission. Of course , as far as visuals are concerned , we have one problem here................. the weather ;- ( Regards, John. Liverpool. UK ---------- > From: Ron Lee <ronlee@pcisys.net> > To: SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com > Subject: STS-99 Elset: Great News for UK Observers > Date: 15 January 2000 17:50 > > George, you are in luck. I came up with a rough preliminary > elset that suggests (IF correct), that it goes almost overhead > for you just after launch (around 18:05 UT). > > Here is the elset: > > STS-99 > 1 99999U 00-00X A 00031.76388888 .00006000 00000-0 00000-0 0 16 > 2 99999 57.0000 296.0000 0005000 000.0000 155.0000 16.19000000 10 > > It is very preliminary since I had no data to work with other than the > launch time, inclination and reported altitude of 126 nm. There is an > error since I set it to 120 nm. But for the first rev, it is close > enough. > > If you do not have a prediction program, I can generate a Skymap plot > in the form of a JPG if you are interested (email me privately). > > Once better orbital data is provided, I can develop a better elset to > correct the altitude error and anything else I may not now be aware of. > > Of course if someone else has the data and wishes to supply a prelaunch > elset, I would not be offended. > > One side note, it would be interesting to see if UK region observers > might see an OMS burn. > > Ron Lee > > > >I understand that this mission is related to radar mapping of the > >earths geography-I assume this means that the majority of the > >planets surface will be covered-on this basis does that mean the > >shuttle will have a high inclination orbit, and if so what are the > >chances of observation from the UK-I would imagine that any (even > >notional) predictions are difficult until after the time of launch with > >observers in the USA being the first to analyse orbital data? > >George Amos-station 2453 350 feet above sea level > >53 degrees 23 minutes 49 seconds North > >2 degrees 4 minutes 57 seconds West > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' > in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org > http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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