For those who would like to Track AMC14
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Right now (things could change), if they manage to get the bird to the correct orbit, the only limitations are the length of service. Instead of approx. 15 years, it would/could be much less. Barring any other malfunctions, there are no functionality issues.
Thats accurate... The question is not if they can get it into orbit, but how to do it with the lowest loss of fuel.
Don't know if the data is correct on the satellite tracker, but looks like AMC-14 is falling like a rock! Hope the data is encorrect!
I heard that SES has another satellite available for lease AMC 25, if true, can E* try leasing that one?
475.81 off coast of Ecuador was the lowest point this round for those trying to track it's orbit.
I"m sorry it's AMC 21, sceduled for Q3 2008, even more coverage than AMC14. Here's the link
SES AMERICOM - AMC-21
SES AMERICOM - AMC-21
AMC 21 is lower part of the Ku band, not the DBS portion. Downlink (MHz): 11700 - 12200
http://www.ses-americom.com/americom_2008/pdfs/amc-21_prelim_2007.pdf
This is like 105 and 121.
http://www.ses-americom.com/americom_2008/pdfs/amc-21_prelim_2007.pdf
This is like 105 and 121.
I just noticed the same thing.
I take it that's not part of the slingshot method, right?
Seems to be going right over my house in Raleigh right now...8,500 mile up there! I am like others who have chimed in on this...I don't know what all this means, but it sure is interesting to watch! Hope they find a way to get it up and locked in where it should be. Otherwise, what a huge disappointment for us HD snobs who have been waiting (not so patiently) for new content.
Looks to be climbing pretty rapidly now. Could they have started the move to the correct orbital location?
No indication of that. It is in an elliptical orbit that varies from 470 some miles to 16,400 miles or so. At different points the speed gets up to 5.5 miles per second! I jumped into the thread yeasterday when someone else was wondering if they were trying to change the orbit but it just turned out to be part of its current orbit and no corrective action has been taken.
The data provided for the 'track' is using Keplerian Elements. In other words, the track isn't a real track (not live in the least), it's merely a prediction based on the numbers provided.
The Keps are made by a human, maybe or maybe not with actual knowledge of where the thing is.
The Keps are made by a human, maybe or maybe not with actual knowledge of where the thing is.
The data provided for the 'track' is using Keplerian Elements. In other words, the track isn't a real track (not live in the least), it's merely a prediction based on the numbers provided.
The Keps are made by a human, maybe or maybe not with actual knowledge of where the thing is.
Haha. But please let's have 10 more pages of "OMG! THE SAT IS FALLING!". Everyone needs to let this go for a while and trust the people who know what they are doing.
