This is a little strange: ORBITAL EXPRESS 1 30772U 07006A 07071.21013879 .00002142 00000-0 10000-3 0 93 2 30772 46.0304 87.3377 0005626 283.7025 76.3986 15.23673385 472 MIDSTAR 1 1 30773U 07006B 07071.21127939 -.00000229 00000-0 28920-5 0 83 2 30773 46.0286 87.3624 0003260 285.0857 74.9644 15.23096508 478 ORBITAL EXPRESS 1 30774U 07006C 07070.55446384 .00000814 00000-0 45657-4 0 59 2 30774 46.0298 90.8357 0005618 281.0480 78.9786 15.23666884 371 ASTRO and NextSat should be objects A and B (70772 and 70773), since these were released first, but MidStar 1 is called the "B" object (30773) here. I also notice that the "C" object (70774) was last observed by NORAD on orbit 37, compared with 47/48 for A and B, which would be logical if C were Midstar (which presumably is not maneuvering). So, I am suspecting that 30773 is really ASTRO or NextSat but not Midstar 1. DWA At 08:54 PM 3/6/2007, Tony Beresford wrote: >At 11:34 AM 7/03/2007, Ted Molczan wrote: >>Tony Beresford wrote: >> >> > Its a circular orbit 492Km high and inclined at 46 degrees. >> >>MidSTAR-1 will also enter that orbit. Three other payloads will enter a 35.4 >>deg, 560 km orbit. >> >>Spaceflight Now has some information: >>... >>http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av013/070305groundtrack.html > >The grountrack diagram has more information than the printed timeline. >It shows the grountrack after spacecraft sep. labelled with start of blowdown >and end of blowdown. during this time the groundtrack passes over SE US. >Local time is probably too late for sun illumination though. > >The at the end of blowdown it is noted that hydrazine is to be vented. >I guess this is the centaur's attitude control supply, and they launch >controllers are being careful to vent ALL liquids, > >Tony Beresford >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >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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