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Preliminary Keps for Cubesat Launch

Mineo Wakita JE9PEL has supplied the following Preliminary Keplerian Elements for the launch of 13 Amateur Cubesats on June 28th:

For further information on the mission see
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2006/mass_satellite_launch.htm

Background on the DNEPR launcher
http://www.kosmotras.ru/
http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/elvs/dnepr_sum.shtml
http://www.tbs-satellite.com/tse/online/lanc_dnepr.html

Preliminary Keplerian Elements

P-POD A
1 99999U xxxxxx 06179.82920000 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00002
2 99999 097.4300 088.0700 0022000 210.1300 328.3600 15.15090000000016

P-POD B
1 99999U xxxxxx 06179.82920000 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00002
2 99999 097.4300 088.0700 0035000 210.1495 328.6600 15.12640000000013

P-POD C (SEEDS)
1 99999U 06001H 06179.82920000 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00002
2 99999 097.4300 088.0700 0048000 210.1537 328.8600 15.10180000000011

P-POD D
1 99999U xxxxxx 06179.82920000 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00002
2 99999 097.4300 088.0700 0060000 210.1680 329.0500 15.07710000000019

P-POD E
1 99999U xxxxxx 06179.82920000 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00002
2 99999 097.4300 088.0700 0073000 210.1857 329.2300 15.05210000000012

Preliminary launch, operation and access schedule (UT):
28Jun06 19:39:11 DNEPR-1 launch from Baikonur (63E 46N)
19:54 CubeSat deployment from P-PODs at 53E 1N
(descending node)
ION starts transmitting
(Other CubeSats may also power-up and start
transmitting immediately)
20:09 RINCON and SACRED start transmitting
20:10 nCUBE-1 starts transmitting
20:45 First AOS at University of Hawaii (Mea Huaka¡Çi)
21:10 First AOS in Norway (nCUBE-1)

29Jun06 00:01 First AOS at Nihon University (SEEDS)
01:35 First AOS at Hankuk Aviation University (HAUSAT-1)
03:35 First AOS at Cornell University (ICEcube1/ICEcube2)
05:10 First AOS at University of Illinois (ION)
05:15 First AOS at University of Kansas (KUTESat)
First AOS at Montana State University (MEROPE)
06:50 First AOS at CalPoly (CP1/CP2)
First AOS at University of Arizona (RINCON/SACRED)

http://littonlab.atl.calpoly.edu/pages/missions/dnepr-launch-1.php

http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/CubeSat.htm


 

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