[amsat-bb] Re: ANDE: how much time is left ?

Joe nss at mwt.net
Sat Dec 22 16:43:23 PST 2007


Hi All,,

I just ran  Satscape,  and it spat out the following data.

I'm located northwest of madison WI.  -90 long  and roughly 43.3 north,  
9rough can give more accurate if needed.

satscape did a kep up date,

so  do these numbers look good?

Created by Satscape written by Scott Hather - http://www.satscape.co.uk

SATELLITE---------  DATE-------    TIME----    S-AZ    MAX EL-----    
DURATION    E-AZ        SUNLIT  VISIBLE

ANDE (NO-61) [+]    23 DEC 2007    06:44:07    197     11 (AZ 135)    
00:06:59    074         Yes     Yes
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    23 DEC 2007    08:15:57    249     40 (AZ 333)    
00:07:59    055         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    23 DEC 2007    09:49:19    288     11 (AZ 350)    
00:07:11    053         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    23 DEC 2007    11:22:33    307     12 (AZ 010)    
00:07:13    073         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    23 DEC 2007    12:55:04    305     44 (AZ 027)    
00:08:04    112         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    23 DEC 2007    14:27:54    285     11 (AZ 226)    
00:07:00    165         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    24 DEC 2007    06:27:24    202     14 (AZ 136)    
00:07:15    072         Yes     Yes
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    24 DEC 2007    07:59:26    253     33 (AZ 334)    
00:07:55    054         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    24 DEC 2007    09:32:51    291     11 (AZ 352)    
00:07:05    054         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    24 DEC 2007    11:05:58    307     12 (AZ 012)    
00:07:16    076         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    24 DEC 2007    12:38:27    304     57 (AZ 027)    
00:08:05    117         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    24 DEC 2007    14:11:23    282     08 (AZ 227)    
00:06:38    171         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    25 DEC 2007    06:10:24    208     17 (AZ 138)    
00:07:27    069         Yes     Yes
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    25 DEC 2007    07:42:38    257     28 (AZ 336)    
00:07:50    053         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    25 DEC 2007    09:16:03    293     10 (AZ 354)    
00:07:01    055         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    25 DEC 2007    10:49:06    308     13 (AZ 013)    
00:07:19    079         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    25 DEC 2007    12:21:32    303     74 (AZ 024)    
00:08:04    121         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    25 DEC 2007    13:54:36    278     06 (AZ 228)    
00:06:11    177         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    26 DEC 2007    05:53:09    213     21 (AZ 140)    
00:07:35    067         Yes     Yes
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    26 DEC 2007    07:25:32    261     24 (AZ 337)    
00:07:44    053         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    26 DEC 2007    08:58:58    295     10 (AZ 356)    
00:06:58    056         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    26 DEC 2007    10:31:54    308     14 (AZ 015)    
00:07:23    082         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    26 DEC 2007    12:04:19    301     67 (AZ 228)    
00:08:02    125         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    26 DEC 2007    13:37:33    274     05 (AZ 229)    
00:05:40    184         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    27 DEC 2007    05:35:37    217     26 (AZ 141)    
00:07:41    065         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    27 DEC 2007    07:08:08    265     21 (AZ 338)    
00:07:39    052         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    27 DEC 2007    08:41:33    297     10 (AZ 357)    
00:06:55    057         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    27 DEC 2007    10:14:24    308     15 (AZ 016)    
00:07:27    085         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    27 DEC 2007    11:46:48    300     59 (AZ 217)    
00:08:00    129         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    27 DEC 2007    13:20:14    270     03 (AZ 230)    
00:05:03    191         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    28 DEC 2007    03:48:30    148     01 (AZ 127)    
00:02:42    107         No      No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    28 DEC 2007    05:17:47    221     33 (AZ 142)    
00:07:46    063         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    28 DEC 2007    06:50:26    268     18 (AZ 340)    
00:07:33    052         Yes     Yes
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    28 DEC 2007    08:23:50    299     10 (AZ 359)    
00:06:52    059         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    28 DEC 2007    09:56:36    309     16 (AZ 018)    
00:07:30    088         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    28 DEC 2007    11:28:59    299     46 (AZ 216)    
00:07:56    133         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    28 DEC 2007    13:02:40    264     02 (AZ 232)    
00:04:19    198         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    29 DEC 2007    03:29:50    158     02 (AZ 128)    
00:03:48    099         No      No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    29 DEC 2007    04:59:40    225     42 (AZ 142)    
00:07:50    062         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    29 DEC 2007    06:32:24    271     17 (AZ 341)    
00:07:28    051         Yes     Yes
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    29 DEC 2007    08:05:46    301     10 (AZ 001)    
00:06:52    060         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    29 DEC 2007    09:38:28    308     18 (AZ 019)    
00:07:32    091         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    29 DEC 2007    11:10:51    297     36 (AZ 217)    
00:07:51    137         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    29 DEC 2007    12:44:53    258     01 (AZ 233)    
00:03:22    207         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    30 DEC 2007    03:11:02    165     03 (AZ 129)    
00:04:32    094         No      No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    30 DEC 2007    04:41:15    229     53 (AZ 144)    
00:07:50    061         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    30 DEC 2007    06:14:05    274     15 (AZ 343)    
00:07:22    051         Yes     Yes
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    30 DEC 2007    07:47:24    302     09 (AZ 002)    
00:06:50    061         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    30 DEC 2007    09:20:01    308     19 (AZ 021)    
00:07:36    094         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    30 DEC 2007    10:52:23    296     29 (AZ 220)    
00:07:45    141         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    30 DEC 2007    12:27:02    248     00 (AZ 233)    
00:01:56    219         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    31 DEC 2007    02:51:59    171     04 (AZ 130)    
00:05:05    090         No      No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    31 DEC 2007    04:22:32    233     67 (AZ 138)    
00:07:51    059         No      No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    31 DEC 2007    05:55:25    277     14 (AZ 344)    
00:07:17    051         Yes     Yes
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    31 DEC 2007    07:28:42    304     10 (AZ 003)    
00:06:50    063         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    31 DEC 2007    09:01:15    308     21 (AZ 022)    
00:07:38    097         Yes     No
ANDE (NO-61) [+]    31 DEC 2007    10:33:38    294     24 (AZ 220)    
00:07:38    145         Yes     No

Joe

Henk, PA3GUO wrote:

>Hi Joe,
>
>During the year I also used Heavens-above, but not during the last days.
>
>I also use NOVA, which uses Celestrack, and it is still very accurate.
>
>For my own antenna tracking SW I use celestrack as well:
>http://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/amateur.txt
>
>These sets gave today accurate information within 1 minute.
>
>Unfortunately, this site does not include ANDE, NO-61:
>http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/
>
>Not sure which SW you use, but the keppler sets are there.
>Just update them prior to every pass.
>
>Please note though that in the coming hours they will become
>not accurate anymore. ANDE will dive down very fast.
>(more doppler, smaller footprint, earlier as the SW predicts)
>
>Success !
>Henk
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>>Or i wonder how up to date the stuff on heaveans above are? I have  passes in en43 on the 23rd of 08:21  and 12:57
>>cst    sound close?
>>
>>Joe
>>
>>Henk, PA3GUO wrote:
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>>>Today ANDE is at about 182 km.
>>>
>>>Looking at the plot, at the most one more day is left:
>>>http://home.vianetworks.nl/users/hamoen/pa3guo/ande_predict_pa3guo_22dec2007.jpg
>>>
>>>But it can be less.
>>>
>>>Henk
>>>http://www.qsl.net/pa3guo
>>>
>>>
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