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Is it possible to view KSC launches from Savannah? I figure due-east
launches will be impossible to see, but high-inclination ones might be. I've heard that shuttle launches to the ISS were visible, especially at night. Anyone know for sure? |
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On or about 9 Feb 2004 11:37:48 -0800, Bob Martin made the sensational claim that:
Is it possible to view KSC launches from Savannah? I figure due-east launches will be impossible to see, but high-inclination ones might be. I've heard that shuttle launches to the ISS were visible, especially at night. Anyone know for sure? I've got a video someone in NJ shot of a MECO. That was extreme, he was in night, shuttle was in daylight. I'm not sure about day launches, but you could almost definately see a night ISS launch. Too bad it looks like they won't be doing those for awhile. -- This is a siggy | To E-mail, do note | Just because something It's properly formatted | who you mean to reply-to | is possible, doesn't No person, none, care | and it will reach me | mean it can happen |
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Bob Tenney wrote in message . ..
On 9 Feb 2004 11:37:48 -0800, (Bob Martin) wrote: Is it possible to view KSC launches from Savannah? I figure due-east launches will be impossible to see, but high-inclination ones might be. I've heard that shuttle launches to the ISS were visible, especially at night. Anyone know for sure? Not just to the ISS, I saw a nightime shuttle launch just fine from Charleston SC back in the eighties. SCO delenda est. adress is partially sdrawkcab. What about other launches? I'm planning on actually going to Florida for shuttle launches, but for other vehicles (Delta, Atlas, Titan, etc) I want to try and watch them from here. |
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(Bob Martin) wrote
Is it possible to view KSC launches from Savannah? I figure due-east launches will be impossible to see, but high-inclination ones might be. I've heard that shuttle launches to the ISS were visible, especially at night. Anyone know for sure? See http://satobs.org/seesat/Sep-1997/0322.html http://satobs.org/seesat/Jan-1998/0367.html For daytime flights, I'm not sure, but it's certainly worth a try. Binoculars with a wide field of view might help. |
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Bob Martin wrote: Is it possible to view KSC launches from Savannah? I figure due-east launches will be impossible to see, but high-inclination ones might... What about other launches? I'm planning on actually going to Florida for shuttle launches, but for other vehicles (Delta, Atlas, Titan, etc) I want to try and watch them from here. Depends on what orbit they're launching to. However, the news in this area is bad: most US high-inclination launches fly from Vandenberg in California, not the Cape, since Vandenberg can go all the way to polar orbit while the Cape hits range-safety overflight limits at around 57deg inclination. Payloads which *want* intermediate inclinations are actually not that common, so shuttle launches are about it for high-inclination launches from the Cape. Most everything else launching from there goes due east. -- MOST launched 30 June; science observations running | Henry Spencer since Oct; first surprises seen; papers pending. | |
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