Ok.. Once more I will make my case for a Sticky Post on the status of AMC-14 which is locked so only mods can feed us status. Tired of opening these threads and reading the same old over posted news.
For those who would like to Track AMC14
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Ok.. Once more I will make my case for a Sticky Post on the status of AMC-14 which is locked so only mods can feed us status. Tired of opening these threads and reading the same old over posted news.
Wow...everyone here is...well, I won't say it.
Do me a favor and look up Kepler's First and Second Laws.
And if you want a better tracking of the satellite, go here:
OBJECT A- Information
Do me a favor and look up Kepler's First and Second Laws.
And if you want a better tracking of the satellite, go here:
OBJECT A- Information
this is a very cool site!!!! Tracking STS 123I dont know how accurate this data is, or when they do manuvers with the bird, if it will update or not but here is the link
LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE AND SPACE SHUTTLE TRACKING
Is "object A" and "object B" one and the same?
I noticed that "A" doesn't seem to have the correct NORAD ID, or the same perigee/apogee. I can't find the ID "32708" in recent launches, but the ID "32709" fits AMC14's profile.
Link: OBJECT B - Orbit Data
I don't see any real difference in the two sites given on this thread.
EDIT: It certainly appears A & B are the same, but I don't understand the difference in the perigee/apogee numbers. A= 765 x 35,718 km, 49.1°...B= 771 x 26,449 km, 49.2°
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Once again Scott is dead on the money. I just looked out the window and there's no sunlight whatsoever.
Good point SmithP. A and B aren't even close right now. B is AMC14.
Looking forward to another darkness forcast from Scott, just to see if he is consistent.
So when are they going to do something with this thing,instead of letting to roll around all over the place?
Followed by light at morning!
I don't think AMC-14 will ever see the light of day.
last night AMC 14 was around 13k miles above the earth...Seems the satellite is coming back home..just checked. Alt is 5.5 miles...Shouldn't this thing be going away from the Earth.
Now I am thinking that the early press releass stating Dish would do what it took to get AMC -14 into the proper orbit may have been PR damage control. Now if I am wrong and the guys in the white cloaks are giving the bird a short break, it appears that the AMC -14 satellite may become our atmosphere's next meal..
the track of AMC -14 on this site...LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE AND SPACE SHUTTLE TRACKING........
Your point is?
My point is what I've said previously. It is not GPS, it is based on Kelperian elements, it is a prediction based on math.
Prove to me that the data has changed since first launch, let alone in the last few days. If it hasn't, the data is stale (can't be trusted) and/or the data is incorrect (can't be trusted).
Heavens Above's last observation suggests perigree 765 km apogee 35718 km and suggests the sat is over a different piece of the Earth than your link does.
The question is, who is right? At the very least we know Heaven's Above's observations have changed since the launch.
Prove to me that the data has changed since first launch, let alone in the last few days. If it hasn't, the data is stale (can't be trusted) and/or the data is incorrect (can't be trusted).
Heavens Above's last observation suggests perigree 765 km apogee 35718 km and suggests the sat is over a different piece of the Earth than your link does.
The question is, who is right? At the very least we know Heaven's Above's observations have changed since the launch.
