Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!bill From: bill@ut-ngp.UUCP (Bill Jefferys) Newsgroups: sci.electronics,sci.misc Subject: Re: Satellite DX Message-ID: <5697@ut-ngp.UUCP> Date: Sat, 25-Jul-87 09:36:51 EDT Article-I.D.: ut-ngp.5697 Posted: Sat Jul 25 09:36:51 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 26-Jul-87 00:56:51 EDT References: <414@uop.UUCP> <8328@utzoo.UUCP> <633@neoucom.UUCP> Reply-To: bill@ngp.UUCP (William H. Jefferys) Organization: UTexas Computation Center, Austin, Texas Lines: 15 Xref: mnetor sci.electronics:1061 sci.misc:399 In article <633@neoucom.UUCP} wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes: }The Russian TV satellites are in two formats. One is called }Gorizont (their word for horizontal) and is in synchronous orbit }over Europe; this isn't viewable from the US. They have satellites }called Molnyia (thier word for lightning) taht are in eliptical }orbit. These can be seen from the US. Since they aren't geosync, }an azimth/elevation dish is required to stay on track. I think }they are visible for 6 Hours. There are 4 Molnyia, so as one is }just setting on the horizon, another one is rising. Actually, " gorizont " means " horizon ", presumably because, being in synchronous orbit over Europe it is above their horizon at all times. The word for " horizontal " is " gorizontal' ". A small point, perhaps, but "horizontal" would make no sense.