[amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count.

[Greg D]

Hi Alan,

Other shoe, please?  What happened to the world's prediction software
(if, indeed, we even had any back then) when it rolled over?  What is
expected this time?

We survived Y2K, but did we learn anything from it?

Greg  KO6TH


Alan wrote:
> Tom,
>
> It has in fact turned over once already.
>
> 73,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
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> <From: Tom Schuessler [mailto:tjschuessler at verizon.net]
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> <Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count.
> <
> <12.5×365×45 equals 205,312..5. Based on that you think it had Brolley a
> <diameter the second time already but it might have been hiring slower when
> <originally launched.
> <
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> <> On Jul 2, 2018, at 02:47, Alan <wa4sca at gmail.com> wrote:
> <>
> <> Tom,
> <>
> <> According to the Keps, AO-7 makes 12.54 orbits per day.  It will hit 99999
> <> on the 30th or so.  You can use the Preview function to find out exactly
> <> when.
> <>
> <> 73,
> <>
> <> Alan
> <> WA4SCA
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> <> <tjschuessler at verizon.net
> <> <Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2018 23:56 PM
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> <> <Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count.
> <> <
> <> <Now I see looking at SatPC32 that it shows AO-7 in the 99,625 range in
> <> orbit
> <> <count.  If memory serves me right though, doesn't the TLE orbit count roll
> <> <over at 99,999 (Just like a car odometer), so that would mean that we
> <would
> <> <be coming up to the 200,000th rev is that right?  If I am right, then this
> <> <will be coming up in less than a month.  Does anybody know exactly when
> <> that
> <> <will be?  I am doing a presentation for a local club and would like to
> <> throw
> <> <out that fact if I could.  Also the day of that event would be good AO-7
> <> <operating day I would think.
> <> <
> <> <73
> <> <
> <> <Tom Schuessler, N5HYP
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