Re: [amsat-bb] Nasa keeps shuttle launch time secret

["Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" <vlfiscus@xxxxxxx>]

At 05:41 PM 4/4/02 -0800, Phil Karn <karn@ka9q.net> wrote:

>You can do even better than that. According to the discussion on
>sci.space.shuttle a few days ago, the launch time for a shuttle to
>rendezvous with an object in orbit is always 2-4 minutes before the
>coplanar time (i.e., the time the launch site passes through the
>orbital plane of the target).

That's what I do with 'IT'.  Of course, you need to know where the shuttle 
is going.

KB7ADL


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