Re: [amsat-bb] P3D information

[Richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Richard W L Limebear)]

Hey Guys

> My understanding is that when it's _eventually_ in the Molniya type
> orbit, the sat should have a perigee of a 4000km, when it's quite easy
> to hear with a vertical: something I've been able to do on many
> occasions on AO-10.
> 
> Yeah, in the Southern Hemisphere, so we'll get it down here at perigee, but 
> not you guys.

The write-up I saw said that a few years down the road perigee could be at
10,000 km. Not all perigee passes are limited to the immediate area.

73
Richard W L Limebear G3RWL
g3rwl@amsat.org
FOC # 1188

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