The countdown to the launch of PSLV-C40 carrying AMSAT's Fox-1D satellite is underway! The 28 hour countdown began at 23:59 UTC on January 10, 2018. Fox-1D is scheduled for launch into a sun-synchronous orbit at 03:59 UTC on January 12, 2018 (10:59pm EST on Thursday, January 11th) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. A live blog of events, links to live video when available, and more can be found at https://www.amsat.org/fox-1d-launch-live-blog/
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)
Paul,
Beyond being placed into a sun-synchronous orbit, do you have any notion as to what the time of ascending node will be? Will it be different than AO-91?
73,
Mac Cody / AE5PH
On 01/10/2018 05:59 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
The countdown to the launch of PSLV-C40 carrying AMSAT's Fox-1D satellite is underway! The 28 hour countdown began at 23:59 UTC on January 10, 2018. Fox-1D is scheduled for launch into a sun-synchronous orbit at 03:59 UTC on January 12, 2018 (10:59pm EST on Thursday, January 11th) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. A live blog of events, links to live video when available, and more can be found at https://www.amsat.org/fox-1d-launch-live-blog/
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA) _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
9:30 is the local time of equatorial crossing of the descending node. A good time for convenient morning and evening passes!
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 8:39 PM, Mac A. Cody maccody@att.net wrote:
Paul,
Beyond being placed into a sun-synchronous orbit, do you have any notion as to what the time of ascending node will be? Will it be different than AO-91?
73,
Mac Cody / AE5PH
On 01/10/2018 05:59 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
The countdown to the launch of PSLV-C40 carrying AMSAT's Fox-1D satellite is underway! The 28 hour countdown began at 23:59 UTC on January 10, 2018. Fox-1D is scheduled for launch into a sun-synchronous orbit at 03:59 UTC on January 12, 2018 (10:59pm EST on Thursday, January 11th) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. A live blog of events, links to live video when available, and more can be found at https://www.amsat.org/fox-1d-launch-live-blog/
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA) _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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