Hi Tristan & List, Here are the results of the first orbit determination for BIRD, which was one of the payloads of the PSLV launch. We are controlling it from GSOC, and will be interested to see if it's naked eye visible. Twoline information: ==================== 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 Regards, Chris Chris Peat, Heavens-Above GmbH E-mail: Chris.Peat@heavens-above.com Web site: www.heavens-above.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Tristan Cools [mailto:tristan.cools@skynet.be] > Sent: 22 October 2001 14:43 > To: Seesat-L@satobs.org > Subject: Re: PSLV launch successful. > > > At 12:29 22/10/01 +0530, you wrote: > >Dear Seasaters, > > > >Breaking news is that the PSLV was launched successfully just > >now from SHAR, India. It carries 3 payloads > >- Technology Experiment Satellite (TES) of India (1108 kg) > >- PROBA (94kg) Belgium > >- BIRD (92kg) Germany. > > > >The TES and BIRD will be placed in 568 km sun-sync orbit and > >the third one - the PROBA - will be in elliptical orbit 568 x 638 km. > > > >More updates and details can be found at http://www.isro.org/ > > > >Atul/22.Oct.2001 > > I didn't find any elements yet for this launch. > > I need them urgently because the Belgian National State > television is going > to do an interview with me so I can give them accurate information about > observation opportunities. > > Congratulations to Verhaert(which is the manufacturer of Proba) and ISRO > for there succesfull PSLV launch ! > > Greetings, > > Tristan Cools tristan.cools@skynet.be > Belgian Working Group Satellites(BWGS) webmaster > > Ryckevelde: 3.2856E/51.2045N - OBS place 2 > Brugge: 3.2166E/51.2104N - OBS place 3(home) > > Homepage at http://users.skynet.be/satimage/index.htm > BWGS homepage at http://users.skynet.be/satimage/bwgs/bwgs.htm > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' > in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org > http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > >
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