AMC-14 is in an elliptical orbit. The orbit has an apogee and perigee. ( a high point and a low point)
Hi all, i'm bummed that AMC-14 ended up in the wrong spot but have read a lot about it being possibly saved.
As an amateur rocket/satellite enthusiast i have been trying to follow the progress of AMC-14. I have not seen any articles or press releases to say that SES-Americom has started the process of moving it, but i found a great website that tracks satellites, and it does appear to be moving. At least from what I can tell it clearly seems to be rising in altitude, but i suppose this could be related to some sort of elliptical orbit issue, rather then actually moving towards its target. The tracking appears to be in approximate real time.
So, can anyone with more brains then I take a look at this link and comment on what they think this data is trying to tell us?
Here is a link to AMC-14:
LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE AND SPACE SHUTTLE TRACKING
And here below is a link to Echostar 3 (at 61.5) as reference toward where we would like it to be. (they both say 'live real time ...' but the links are different)
LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE AND SPACE SHUTTLE TRACKING