... 03.32 AM - the first impulse is performed using the Progress M1-5 eight thrusters to construct the pre-descent orbit. ... maximal distance from earth surface - 219 km . minimal distance from earth surface - 188 km . ... 05.00.24 AM - the second impulse is performed using the Progress M1-5 eight thrusters to construct the pre- descent orbit. ... 08.08 AM - the final third breaking impulse is performed using a combination of the Progress M1-5 main engine and eight thrusters to deorbit Mir OC. ...

Free Space Optical Communication Systems . ... Airplane - geostationary satellite laser communication. ... Air ( space) optical communication systems ( AO ) . ... The Optical ground station was constructed at Teide observatory, Tenerife, Canary Islands for laser communication experiments from ground to geostationary (GEO) satellites. ... Laser communication experiments between ARTEMIS satellite and optical ground station (OGS) ESA at Canary Islands are performing also. ... CW laser test experiments . ...

. Computer Ephemeris. Sun's orbital data. Explanations. Each row contains at 0h of Time Dynamical Terrestrial: month, day, mean longitude of Sun in its orbit (degrees), longitude of perigee (degrees), mean anomaly (degrees), parallax (seconds), aberration (seconds), inclination of ecliptic to equator (degrees, minutes, seconds, only long periodic nutation accounted), nutation in obliquity (seconds, long periodic part).

University Satellites and . Space Science Education . ... Practical Training for Students in Simulated Satellite Navigation and Attitude Determination for Universitetskiy-Tatyana Satellite - an Overview . ... The practical training has been developed to provide a basic introduction for students into satellite navigation, satellite motion in space, Kepler orbits, and computational techniques involved in dealing with problems of navigation. ...

... The common identifier of this star system is G89-14. Initially, there were known just two close spectroscopic components in this system, A and B, orbiting around each other with a period of about 190 days (Carney et al., ... Subsequently, at a separation of 34 arc seconds from this spectroscopic pair, Allen et al. (2000) found its companion D with common proper motion (Fig.1, right, and Fig.2). ... The uniqueness of this star is that it is the most metal-poor quadruple system known to date. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... Sky this Month . ... The Sky This Week: April 1 - 10 . The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Sky this Week . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Sky Guide . ... NASAт??s Glory satellite fails to reach orbit . ... NASA's Glory mission ended Friday after the spacecraft failed to reach orbit following its launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ...

... ISC Kosmotras . ... Dnepr launch record 17 August 2011. ... Having been launched at 11:15 Moscow time from Baikonur Cosmodrome, the Dnepr LV (a converted SS-18 ICBM) successfully injected 5 RapidEye spacecraft into orbit. ... Dr. Vladimir A. Andreev, Director General of ISC Kosmotras, speaking on behalf of the Company, extended his congratulations on the successful launch to the launch customers, namely British SSTL, Canadian MDA and German RapidEye AG. ... Dnepr LV Performance . ... Launch Sites . ...

Next: GOCG Post-Observation Products . ... Reconstructed Orbit . JPL MMNAV Reconstructed Orbit . ... The JPL MMNAV files will be made available on the JPL MMNAV FTP site in directory [RAstron.ODDATA.JPLICV.TRACK] (note the capital letters). back to top . ... What: X-band Doppler tracking data will be transmitted in near real-time from the DSN GTS to the JPL MMNAV team and from the Pushchino GTS to the ASC navigation team, and post-pass (via FTP) from the GBTS to the JPL MMNAV team. ...