ECHO -
from an Operator's Point of View
Adapted from the Dayton Hamvention AMSAT Forum talk by Gould Smith, WA4SXM May 2004
What is ECHO?
| ECHO has the digital capabilities of UO-22 |  |
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Plus ECHO has the analog capabilities of UO-14 |
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Plus MORE POWER! |
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Plus Experiments |
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How much power?
ECHO's orbit will be nearly sun synchronous - crosses the same line of latitude at the same sun time each day
Proposed ECHO orbit with similar microsat orbits from Nova for Windows
ECHO passes will occur daily in the same two windows
Probable ECHO schedule windows in the Eastern time zone using InstantTrack
Note how the edge of the footprint follows the sunline in the am passes and the center of the footprint follows the sunline for the pm passes.
Proposed morning pass of ECHO, great coverage area (using InstantTrack software).
Proposed evening pass of ECHO, using InstantTrack software.