[amsat-bb] Re: Determining orbit number

No, it would cross the equator on a S to N direction around half an orbit after launch.

Jeff Yanko wrote:

Now here's a kicker. If a bird is launched from the southern hemisphere and it headed in a southerly direction, towards the south pole it would cross the equator south to north on its first equatorial pass but won't count as an orbit until the next pass. Which would technically mean the bird would have to orbit, say 1.25 to 1.5 times before the first "official" orbit is logged.