wats@scicom.alphacdc.com (Bruce Watson) (11/15/88)
For kenny@m.cs.uiuc.edu (couldn't find path): Yes, 160 n.mi. and an inclination of 57 degs and circular. After calculating the orbit of Atlantis for the 4? day mission I forgot that I would have the orbit of the payload for the remainder of its lifetime. Last I heard, the launch time will be between 3:30 and 6:30 EST. I didn't get the launch date.
jwm@stdc.jhuapl.edu (Jim Meritt) (11/18/88)
In article <1146@scicom.alphacdc.com> wats@scicom.alphacdc.com (Bruce Watson) writes: } }For kenny@m.cs.uiuc.edu (couldn't find path): Yes, 160 n.mi. and }an inclination of 57 degs and circular. } }After calculating the orbit of Atlantis for the 4? day mission }I forgot that I would have the orbit of the payload for }the remainder of its lifetime. Only if it does not have it's own booster, an item which would not suprise me in the least, inasmuch as that is a rather poor orbit, I believe, for an intell satellite. }Last I heard, the launch time will be between 3:30 and 6:30 EST. }I didn't get the launch date. 1 Dec, I think...