Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 EQX ???

["Lewis,Sherwood C." <slewis@xxxxxxxx>]

One source of the EQX /Longitude crossing info is available from within the
WinOrbit 3.6 tracking program, a sample of which is included herewith:


Table of Equator Crossings
AO-07
(ARLK059.TXT) Catalog Number 07530U  Set No. 115

Reference Keplerian Element Set
              Epoch = 7/29/2002 16:56:00
                      02210.70555598000
            Orbit # = 26764
       Mean Anomaly = 250.1038
        Mean Motion = 12.53558932
         Decay Rate = -.00000029
     SemiMajor Axis = 7827.73 km
       Alt. Perigee = 1451.15 km
        Alt. Apogee = 1470.31 km
        Inclination = 101.7922
       Eccentricity = 0.00122
Argument of Perigee = 110.1351
       R.A. of Node = 255.1094

EQX/Longitude crossings for AO-7

UTC Date UTC Time     Lat     Long 
  8/1/02 00:28:42   0.0 N   59.2 W 
  8/1/02 02:23:37   0.0 S   88.0 W 
  8/1/02 04:18:33   0.0 S  116.7 W 
  8/1/02 06:13:28   0.0 S  145.4 W 
  8/1/02 08:08:23   0.0 S  174.1 W 
  8/1/02 10:03:19   0.0 N  157.1 E 
  8/1/02 11:58:14   0.0 N  128.4 E 
  8/1/02 13:53:09   0.0 N   99.7 E 
  8/1/02 15:48:05   0.0 S   70.9 E 
  8/1/02 17:43:00   0.0 S   42.2 E 
  8/1/02 19:37:55   0.0 S   13.5 E 
  8/1/02 21:32:51   0.0 S   15.2 W 
  8/1/02 23:27:46   0.0 N   44.0 W 
  8/2/02 01:22:41   0.0 N   72.7 W 
  8/2/02 03:17:37   0.0 N  101.4 W 
  8/2/02 05:12:32   0.0 S  130.2 W 
  8/2/02 07:07:27   0.0 S  158.9 W 
  8/2/02 09:02:23   0.0 S  172.4 E 
  8/2/02 10:57:18   0.0 N  143.6 E 
  8/2/02 12:52:13   0.0 N  114.9 E 
  8/2/02 14:47:08   0.0 N   86.2 E 
  8/2/02 16:42:04   0.0 N   57.5 E 
  8/2/02 18:36:59   0.0 S   28.7 E 
  8/2/02 20:31:54   0.0 S    0.0 W 
  8/2/02 22:26:50   0.0 S   28.7 W 
  8/3/02 00:21:45   0.0 N   57.5 W 
  8/3/02 02:16:40   0.0 N   86.2 W 
  8/3/02 04:11:36   0.0 N  114.9 W 
  8/3/02 06:06:31   0.0 S  143.7 W 
  8/3/02 08:01:26   0.0 S  172.4 W 
  8/3/02 09:56:22   0.0 S  158.9 E 
  8/3/02 11:51:17   0.0 N  130.2 E 
  8/3/02 13:46:12   0.0 N  101.4 E 
  8/3/02 15:41:08   0.0 N   72.7 E 
  8/3/02 17:36:03   0.0 S   44.0 E 
  8/3/02 19:30:58   0.0 S   15.2 E 
  8/3/02 21:25:54   0.0 S   13.5 W 
  8/3/02 23:20:49   0.0 N   42.2 W 
  8/4/02 01:15:44   0.0 N   71.0 W 
  8/4/02 03:10:39   0.0 N   99.7 W 
  8/4/02 05:05:35   0.0 S  128.4 W 
  8/4/02 07:00:30   0.0 S  157.1 W 
  8/4/02 08:55:25   0.0 S  174.1 E 
  8/4/02 10:50:21   0.0 N  145.4 E 
  8/4/02 12:45:16   0.0 N  116.7 E 
  8/4/02 14:40:11   0.0 S   87.9 E 
  8/4/02 16:35:07   0.0 S   59.2 E 
  8/4/02 18:30:02   0.0 S   30.5 E 
  8/4/02 20:24:57   0.0 N    1.7 E 
  8/4/02 22:19:53   0.0 N   27.0 W 
  8/5/02 00:14:48   0.0 N   55.7 W
 
Also take a look at www.qsl.net/pe1rah/oscarlator.htm. It even has an
overlay for AO-7!
Hope this is of some help.
73,
Woody, W1SL

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