As Ron Lee commented, it would be useful to have estimated TLE's. However, the positions given can be converted to SkyMap 'Rocket' data for plotting. If the orbit is circular at 213 km after the first burn, how can Breez be at 1739 km at the 2nd burn ? End of burn given? If so, why not also give time and position of the start of each burn ? Elements for the previous Breez launches are available at http://hea-www.harvard.edu/QEDT/jcm/space/elements/26700/S26738 http://hea-www.harvard.edu/QEDT/jcm/space/elements/26700/S26737 http://hea-www.harvard.edu/QEDT/jcm/space/elements/26700/S26736 http://hea-www.harvard.edu/QEDT/jcm/space/elements/26300/S26377 http://hea-www.harvard.edu/QEDT/jcm/space/elements/26300/S26373 http://hea-www.harvard.edu/QEDT/jcm/space/elements/26300/S26372 but the elsets start with MM=2.32 or lower. There is no time to request other (?) elsets from OIG. Anyone have earlier elsets? If the flight profiles are the same, add 1266.81227 to the Epochs of the 2001 elsets, and 195.1608 to the RAANs. For the 2000 elsets add 2205.84560 to Epochs and 147.8161 to the RAANs (These are for a launch at 23:16:40 UTC Dec.29) Example from first 01-014A elset at launch +2.3 days: 1 90865U 02863A 02366.25195000 -.00000099 00000-0 00000+0 0 17 2 90865 47.9572 95.7113 7039165 0.5049 359.7483 2.24416905 127 First 00-029C elset is launch +7.8 days after launch !? 1 90870U 02863C 02371.76729 .00001351 00000-0 26543-2 0 12 2 90870 48.7606 94.4183 7194794 1.9365 283.2360 2.32675209 170 ----- Original Message ----- ..... At the same time, I know that the amateur satellite community usually shows a noticeable interest in the events of this kind. Anyhow, it was the case in all earlier Breez M launches (6 June 2000 and 7 April 2001). .... then ignite the first time and reach a 213 km (132-mile) circular parking orbit, inclined at 51.6 degrees. Then the satellite will be propelled to its transfer orbit by three additional burns of the Breeze M. Following t he fourth burn and separation from the upper stage, the spacecraft will perform a series of liquid apogee engine burns to circularize the orbit at the geostationary altitude (final orbital location 91dW). ... Mission Stage T after Liftoff Inc,d H,km Lat,dN Long,dE 2nd burn of the Breez 1h27m47s 49.565 1739 30.096 16.655 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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