Just watched new gps sat launch

[+SeaTrout]

I just watched another GPS satellite launch

from Cape Canaveral,from my front yard.

It was a incredible launch !

We could see it for a long time.

GPS SVN-45

Seatrout

 

[This message was edited by SeaTrout on March 31, 2003 at 03:22 PM.]

[umc]

Very cool. I wonder if it is another WASS sat.

 

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So far so good, somewhat new owner of a second/new Garmin GPS V 20 plus finds so far with little to no problem. We'll see what happens when there are leaves on the trees again.

[SE7EN]

The linked story indicates it was one the regular positioning satellites. If it was a WAAS it'd have been put into geo-syncronous orbit some 22,000+ miles up.

 

I've often wondered why they couldn't have the positioning satellites relay the error correction information from the WAAS to the ground. It'd give folks better coverage. Maybe in future versions.

[+SeaTrout]

The linked story reports that it is a positioning

bird,but the local news reported that it was going

to be parked over the Indian ocean.

Seatrout

[CacheMonkeez]

I saw the same rocket from Oviedo, FL on my way to baseball practice. Cool.

 

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Originally posted by SeaTrout:

I just watched another GPS satellite launch

from Cape Canaveral,from my front yard.

It was a incredible launch !

We could see it for a long time.

http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d297/030326preview.html

Seatrout

 

[This message was edited by SeaTrout on March 31, 2003 at 03:22 PM.]

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