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#380
by
Ben the Space Brit
on 01 Jun, 2010 09:35
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updated elements
(snip)
As an amateur without a hope of understanding those figures, could some one tell me if they are changing the orbit (altitude or even inclination) or are we just getting more and more refined data for the existing orbit?
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#381
by
Lee Jay
on 01 Jun, 2010 12:39
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New update:
OTV-1 400 X 423 km
1 36514U 10015A 10148.09435583 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00
2 36514 39.9849 140.6316 0016616 253.1765 106.7224 15.52662485 09
Arc 20100521.36-0528.1 WRMS resid 0.109 totl 0.026 xtrk
updated elements
OTV-1 401 X 422 km
1 36514U 10015A 10151.11718796 .00000981 00000-0 15344-4 0 06
2 36514 39.9851 122.0220 0015062 271.9297 87.9790 15.52676994 00
Arc 20100520.69-0531.13 WRMS resid 0.190 totl 0.023 xtrk
To my modestly-trained eye, I'd say that looks like a refinement in the estimation of the orbit, not a change in orbit. But I could be wrong.
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#382
by
rdale
on 01 Jun, 2010 13:00
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From what I'm seeing posted by the SEESAT list observers, there have been some changes in the orbit but not as often as expected. The magnitude is right about where they predicted it pre-launch too...
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#383
by
rdale
on 01 Jun, 2010 15:04
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Actually just saw a post that notes the lack of big changes in the orbit likely means that the object is making frequent maneuvers.
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#384
by
Pheogh
on 03 Jun, 2010 21:35
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That is one *crazy* difficult target! Dim, small, fast, far. I need a bigger scope! Taken with a little 5" Meade ETX-125PE with a Canon 1.4x TC and a Canon T2i.
any idea what the orientation is there?
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#385
by
gladiator1332
on 04 Jun, 2010 05:42
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That is one *crazy* difficult target! Dim, small, fast, far. I need a bigger scope! Taken with a little 5" Meade ETX-125PE with a Canon 1.4x TC and a Canon T2i.
That's a cool shot! Thanks for sharing.
I'll have to try to check this out tomorrow night...hopefully the whether in NJ cooperates.
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#386
by
Lee Jay
on 07 Jun, 2010 03:45
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That is one *crazy* difficult target! Dim, small, fast, far. I need a bigger scope! Taken with a little 5" Meade ETX-125PE with a Canon 1.4x TC and a Canon T2i.
any idea what the orientation is there?
I can only guess from the limited detail in the shot that it's similar to this image:
http://www.foxnews.com/images/537652/0_61_airforce_320.jpg
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#387
by
brettreds2k
on 14 Jun, 2010 18:02
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does anyone have speculation yet on when they will attempt re entry and land?
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#388
by
Ben the Space Brit
on 17 Jun, 2010 09:58
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does anyone have speculation yet on when they will attempt re entry and land?
I seem to remember seeing somewhere that part of the mission was to test space loiter. The OTV will be up there for several months, maybe half a year.
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#389
by
brettreds2k
on 07 Jul, 2010 14:09
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Is this still on orbit? Any word on when they will bring it back?
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#390
by
rdale
on 07 Jul, 2010 14:17
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It's still up there, and news on return hasn't changed. (I.e. no news.)
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#391
by
Space Pete
on 01 Aug, 2010 13:31
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#392
by
JosephB
on 02 Aug, 2010 12:04
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What is the correct spelling?
Fairing or
Faring?
I've seen it spelled both ways.
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#393
by
Jim
on 02 Aug, 2010 12:43
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Fairing
Never seen the other term used as for a shroud.
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#394
by
JosephB
on 02 Aug, 2010 12:52
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It was used in the top link from Pete & got me thinking I was using it incorrectly all this time. Thanks
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#395
by
Antares
on 02 Aug, 2010 15:36
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I can imagine the conversation:
How is the payload faring?
It's doing well: it's inside its fairing.
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#396
by
ugordan
on 02 Aug, 2010 15:40
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Ferring was one of the goofier spellings I saw.
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#397
by
JosephB
on 02 Aug, 2010 15:45
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LOL That's good Antares.
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#398
by
alexw
on 02 Aug, 2010 17:58
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+1 Antares {ROFL}
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#399
by
brettreds2k
on 16 Aug, 2010 20:47
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Any new updates?
