[amsat-bb] Pre-launch TLE's for PSAT2

[Robert Bruninga]

Just heard of a 3 hour launch delay.
Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Pedro Converso <pconver at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 9:22 PM
To: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Pre-launch TLE's for PSAT2

Thanks Bob,

For PSAT2 pre-launch Keps, using them on

http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=psat2

Trying show first orbits.

Good Luck on launch !

73, lu7abf, Pedro

On 6/24/19, Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> PSAT2
> 1 99999U          19176.15625000  .00001426  00000-0  27052-4 0 00004
> 2 99999 028.4525 150.8888 0388671 088.0149 091.1931 14.93486277000010
>
> But when we play that forward to launch time, the satellite is about
> 10 minutes ahead of the launch. So take it with a grain of salt.
>
> Our best guess is as follows.  This is delta-time from launch (planned
> at
> 0330z) (USNA is our ground station here in Annapolis, MD on the USA
> East coast).
>
> time ∆t  location               direction
> ---------   -----------------     ------------
> 0:00        Launch (Fla)       E
> 0:49        Australia             W
> 1:13        Hawaii                  SW
> 1:31        California            SW
> 1:35        USNA                   SW
> 2:33        Australia             W
> 2:57        Hawaii                  SW
> 3:07        California            SW
> 3:21        USNA                   S
> 4:31        Japan                   SE
> 4:39        Hawaii                  W
> 4:51        California            SW
> 6:09        Japan                   SW
> 6:23        Hawaii                  NW
> 6:59        Argentina           NE
> 7:47        Japan                   SW
> 8:07        Hawaii                  NW
> 8:32        Argentina           NE
> 9:29        Japan                   SW
> 9:51        Hawaii                  W
> 10:19     Argentina           NW
>
> Bob
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