Ikonos Prelaunch Elset, 24 Sep 99

Ron Lee (ronlee@pcisys.net)
Thu, 23 Sep 1999 22:35:40 -0600

Ikonos, Athena, 24 Sep 99, 1822 UT
1 99999U 990xxA   99267.80515046  .00005000  00000-0  00000-0 0    14
2 99999  98.1840 333.2503 0010520  69.9850 279.8240 14.63000000    18

Launch window is 1822-1852 UT.  OAM burn to circularize the orbit 
occurs about 51:04 (min:sec) to 57:11 after launch.  This may be 
visible to folks around Madagascar.

Scandinavia will have a pass around 19:40 UT then London area has 
an overhead pass exiting shadow around 21:16 UT

This assumes the orbit is the same as the attempt on 27 April 99.

Ron Lee