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Why does Sea Launch use non-zero inclination orbits?
From Spaceflight Now:
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/sealau...14preview.html Sea Launch counting down for its return to flight .... the stage will reach the launch's targeted egg-shaped geosynchronous transfer orbit stretching from a low point of 457 miles to a high point of about 22,327 miles. The rocket will aim for a deployment orbital inclination of 6.2 degrees. .... They are launching from the equator, the satellite will end up in GSO, why does the GTO have a 6.2 degrees inclination? |
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Why does Sea Launch use non-zero inclination orbits?
Alejandro Zuzek wrote:
From Spaceflight Now: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/sealau...14preview.html Sea Launch counting down for its return to flight ... the stage will reach the launch's targeted egg-shaped geosynchronous transfer orbit stretching from a low point of 457 miles to a high point of about 22,327 miles. The rocket will aim for a deployment orbital inclination of 6.2 degrees. ... They are launching from the equator, the satellite will end up in GSO, why does the GTO have a 6.2 degrees inclination? Not sure, but I doubt there is much performance difference between 6.2 degrees and zero at the equator. There is a fairly big burn at apogee that can be used to take out the 6.2 degrees. I'd guess, it has to do with their range safety? Or, they want to leave their trash at 6.2 degrees, I'd think a perigee of 457 miles will be an orbital debris problem for quite some time. They should really have a lower perigee, 10s of years instead of 100s or more. Just a guess. |
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Why does Sea Launch use non-zero inclination orbits?
On Jan 15, 8:23 am, Alejandro Zuzek wrote:
... They are launching from the equator, the satellite will end up in GSO, why does the GTO have a 6.2 degrees inclination? Why do people need to be spoonfed? Simple googling provides the answer. The spacecraft doesn't want a GSO but a 6.2 degree GEO. |
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On Jan 15, 10:31 am, Craig Fink wrote:
wrote: On Jan 15, 8:23 am, Alejandro Zuzek wrote: ... They are launching from the equator, the satellite will end up in GSO, why does the GTO have a 6.2 degrees inclination? Why do people need to be spoonfed? Ok, where is the spoon? It usually has an "http://" in front of it so we can all see what you see. Thanks in advance. Take the word "Thuraya" since it is the payload on the launch and do a google search One of the hits is a website http://www.thuraya.com/ Here is the hard part, use a educated eye and look at the site. So where do I go? Not "products" or "services", since I don't want to actually make a phone call. how about "technology", since that might say something on how I can make a phone call Lo and behold, it is describing the satellites and there is a link for "Thuraya-3 Mission Profile", the payload on this specific launch. And on that page: "the flight plan calls for deployment into a 6.2 degree inclined orbit, an optimal orbital location for the Thuraya system." |
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Why does Sea Launch use non-zero inclination orbits?
On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:15:48 -0800 (PST), wrote:
Why do people need to be spoonfed? ....Why do you have to be such a ****ing egotistical jerkwad? It's bad enough that you continually respond to the trolls that plague this group, but now you go and foist your textial diarrhea on someone who asked a simple, legitimate question. He wasn't asking anyone to do his homework for him, and yet you jumped his ass as if that was exactly what he'd done. ....Personally, I've gotten sick of your self-centered, condescending, egotistical attitude. You popped on here claiming to be some sort of NASA engineer, and yet you've refused to give any proof to back your credentials. And yet, you expect everyone to back down and cower when you quiff? Yeah, well, **** *that* idea, son. It's obvious that you need to come down off that high horse you rode in on, but since it has a three-foot corncob attached to the saddle that's obviously metastasized up your ass, it's quite probable that someone needs to physically knock you down *hard*. Preferably with a 2x4 with a nail sticking out for punctuation. ....I've been on the sci.space.* groups for over two decades now, and with .history since its inception. We've seen egotistical schmucks like you come and go because we wouldn't put up with their psychotic demands that their every word be worshipped as if the Gospels. Most of us even got tired of it from Dwayne Day, and what he posted was of far superior quality to yours that your postings couldn't hold a candle even if Henry, Mary, Lowther, Pat or myself were coaching you. The only thing that separates you from a troll is that, unlike Guthball, ElfNazi, Ian Parker, Eric Chumpko & his wife, Fred McCall, and the rest of the trolling scum, there's actually *some* information in your drivel that's worth taking note of. If only it weren't wrapped in your highly overinflated levels of self-deification. Or is that self-defication? Bottom Line: A *LOT* of us have had enough. Pull that corncob out of your ass, get with the program and start participating *with* the regulars around here, or go **** yourself somewhere else. Enough is enough. OM -- ]=====================================[ ] OMBlog - http://www.io.com/~o_m/omworld [ ] Let's face it: Sometimes you *need* [ ] an obnoxious opinion in your day! [ ]=====================================[ |
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On Jan 15, 4:06 pm, OM wrote:
On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:15:48 -0800 (PST), wrote: Why do people need to be spoonfed? ...Why do you have to be such a ****ing egotistical jerkwad? It's bad (snip) Bottom Line: A *LOT* of us have had enough. Pull that corncob out of your ass, get with the program and start participating *with* the regulars around here, or go **** yourself somewhere else. Enough is enough. Thanks OM, you expressed it far better as I could. I was about to answer to him in a much softer tone when I saw your post. There is so much noise in the sci.space groups that a simple, on topic question should rank quite high. I've been basically a lurker since 1998, occasionally asking a question that would spawn an interesting discussion, but that's basically it. My area of expertise is IT and there isn't much that I can contribute here. I do miss Henry, I used him to detect interesting threads. |
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Why does Sea Launch use non-zero inclination orbits?
On Jan 15, 1:06 pm, OM wrote:
You just showed what kind of person you are with that post. You have joined the ranks with KT and Guth using that vulgarity. There is no turning back. I won't stoop to your level. Not you mention, you never were near mine And which a "lot" of us. You speak for everyone? Also "Most of us even got tired of it from Dwayne Day, ". That just shows that your opinion means nothing and you have no creditability |
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