GAME ON! Echostar XI successfully reaches Geo-synchronous Transfer orbit!

Is there any way to block out these "Thank You's", all this sugar is making me diabetic.
FWIW I think the concept is wonderful.since it collects all the "Thank You" posts into a simple list that takes way less space than if they were individual "+1:up:" posts :)

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Is there any way to block out these "Thank You's", all this sugar is making me diabetic.
We might as well have a reputation system running if we're going to do all this back patting for posting a comment. I had to ask WTH? when I saw P. Smith's thank you on a Question asked some posts back in this thread.

It's just another flavor of the weak...
 
They are smoking. Approaching Geostationary with 1000Km to go!!

Epoch (UTC): 13:46:52, Monday, July 21, 2008Eccentricity: 0.0125395Inclination: 0.003°Perigee height: 34583 kmApogee height: 35623 kmRight Ascension of ascending node: 36.679°Argument of perigee: 351.599°Revolutions per day: 1.02758925Mean anomaly at epoch: 330.777°Orbit number at epoch: 8
 
They are smoking. Approaching Geostationary with 1000Km to go!!

Epoch (UTC): 13:46:52, Monday, July 21, 2008Eccentricity: 0.0125395Inclination: 0.003°Perigee height: 34583 kmApogee height: 35623 km

Indeed. It is also at 133.6 degrees West, so just a few days journey (if that) to the testing site at 138.
 
While someone is doing that, why don't they have a setting to block out sig lines? Then how about blocking avatars? (especially the obnoxious animated ones)

Check your user options. You can turn off Avatars and Signatures.

In FireFox I have my animated graphics setting to only cycle once so I don't see the constant moving of the avatars. Drives me nuts as I speed read and the moving avatars makes it impossible to do so.
 
At 140 and essentially geostationary. Let the testing begin!!
Epoch (UTC): 14:46:23, Tuesday, July 22, 2008Eccentricity: 0.0020728Inclination: 0.0023°Perigee height: 35621 kmApogee height: 35796 kmRight Ascension of ascending node: 26.4698°Argument of perigee: 185.205°Revolutions per day: 1.00549382Mean anomaly at epoch: 168.8507°Orbit number at epoch: 9
 
My August 15 predication date for E-11 being operational at 110 W may not be too far off if testing goes smoothly. It certainly appears that E-11 will be operational prior to September 1 if there are no testing hiccups.
 
According to Real Time Satellite Tracking July 24, 2008 16:40 GMT

Longitude -139.79
Right Ascension: 3h:1m:8s
Declination -6 Degrees 17' 14"
Azimuth 246.9 degrees
Elevation +21.44
Altitude (miles) 22189
 
According to Real Time Satellite Tracking July 24, 2008 16:40 GMT

Longitude -139.79
Right Ascension: 3h:1m:8s
Declination -6 Degrees 17' 14"
Azimuth 246.9 degrees
Elevation +21.44
Altitude (miles) 22189
Those numbers look stale. The new TLE (16) shows the following:

Longitude: -139.7752
Right Ascension: 3:24:06
Declination: 6deg 43'25"
Altitude: 35,782.33Km (22,234.1 miles)

Looks like it is moving relatively slowly (3.072Km/second) and still in the wrong direction.
 
Those numbers look stale. The new TLE (16) shows the following:

Longitude: -139.7752
Right Ascension: 3:24:06
Declination: 6deg 43'25"
Altitude: 35,782.33Km (22,234.1 miles)

Looks like it is moving relatively slowly (3.072Km/second) and still in the wrong direction.

Figure 8?
 
Check your user options. You can turn off Avatars and Signatures.

In FireFox I have my animated graphics setting to only cycle once so I don't see the constant moving of the avatars. Drives me nuts as I speed read and the moving avatars makes it impossible to do so.

Thanks Digi. You just saved some of my sanity. I just unchecked "Play animations in web pages" in IE options and now all I get is 1 frame. I think some people just pick the most annoying moving avatars they can find.
 
Thanks Digi. You just saved some of my sanity. I just unchecked "Play animations in web pages" in IE options and now all I get is 1 frame. I think some people just pick the most annoying moving avatars they can find.

The only thing I find annoying with turning off the animations is some weather radar loops only loop one time now ;)

And mashing the clutch to get back on topic... anyone know when E-11 will be at 138.5? I'm sure the FTA'ers and folks with spectrum analyzers will be scanning the skies looking for signs of life.
 
And mashing the clutch to get back on topic... anyone know when E-11 will be at 138.5? I'm sure the FTA'ers and folks with spectrum analyzers will be scanning the skies looking for signs of life.

I see no signs of E-11 at 138.5 on the BLSA at this time.
 

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