Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mordor.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!ut-sally!mordor!space@mit-mc From: space@mit-mc Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Re: Launch Windows Message-ID: <1013@mordor.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Mar-85 22:49:24 EST Article-I.D.: mordor.1013 Posted: Fri Mar 8 22:49:24 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Mar-85 06:46:43 EST Sender: daemon@mordor.UUCP Lines: 16 From: David SmithAnother consideration: If the satellite gets put up at the wrong longitude, it takes a while to slew it around. So it is best to put it up at the right longitude if possible. That means the transfer orbit needs to have its apogee at the correct longitude, over the equator. This in turn means that the boost into the transfer orbit must occur 180 degrees from the desired longitude, while crossing the equator. So if the shuttle gets off the pad late, it may need to delay release of the satellite for nearly an extra day. David Smith HP Labs ucbvax!hplabs!dsmith dsmith%hp-labs@csnet-relay