17 Jan
2009
17 Jan
'09
3:54 a.m.
On Fri, 2009-01-16 at 13:40 -0600, Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] wrote:
When the ISS does a reboost (like it did on Jan 14), it is usually a significant change in orbit. The predicts seem to take about 3 days to sync back up (even though they start getting closer about 24 hours later).
Just another one of the challenges of the ISS, they make changes quite a bit so you have to be on top of the daily activity schedule.
I see it as one of the advantages of using the Armstrong method for positioning your antenna ;-) If you point the little end at the part of the sky where the bird is loudest, it's in the right place.
Gordon