Re: [amsat-bb] AO-40 MA, ALON/ALAT and squint angle ??

[Joe Leikhim <jleikhim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

First; I want to thank all for the many responses.

However I am still confused. And I should reiterate that I am using
LOGSAT. Not IT.

This is from LOGSAT  help file:

"To calculate the squint angle, the satellite's attitude longitude and
attitude latitude are needed.

Attitude Longitude - ALON (refer to the picture) Relates the satellite's
Z-axis to the orbit's major axis. It is equal to the TWIST angle + 180
degrees.
Attitude Latitude - ALAT If the satellite's Z-axis lies in the plane of
the orbit (this page) then ALAT=0, otherwise the Z-axis looks above or
below the orbit's plane and ALAT indicates this quantity."

How do I interpret this with respect to AO-40?

Secondly; no one has answered my question as to what "MA" means or how
to determine for a specific pass.


Thanks in advance

Joe.
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