Dave, That is the way I see it also. The first pass will be only 7-deg for me, but I plan on trying the "XW-2A" cas-3a transponder. Hope they are turned on. KO6TZ If the pre-launch kep's are correct and the launch is on time, the very first orbit will come right over the US starting at 0006 UTC 19/9/2015 Lot's to listen for .