[amsat-bb] GeneSat-1 preliminary TLE and first orbit events

[Ralph Wallio, W0RPK]

The GeneSat-1 team provides the following preliminary TLE
based on a nominal launch at 11Dec06 12:00UT:

Preliminary GeneSat-1
1 99999U 06999X   06345.50694444 -.00000901  00000-0 -14127-4 0    04
2 99999  40.0194 072.9780 0008447 270.5318 220.8695 15.52687384    19

First orbit events based on this TLE:

12:00UT T0    Launch
12:20   T0+20 GeneSat-1 deployment - 437.075* beacon on-the-air
12:34         TCA South Africa
13:00         TCA Australia
13:31         TCA West coast North America
13:37         TCA Central North America
13:41         TCA East coast North America

*Information sources have provided both 437.075 and 437.100 for the
GeneSat-1 70cm downlink.

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