Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 04:06:36 -0500 From: Wojciech Preiss Subject: [IGSMAIL-4220]: GLONASS TIME OF LAUNCH To: Mail Recipients IGS Message-ID: <200212270406_MC3-1-214B-ECFC@compuserve.com> Sender: owner-igsmail Precedence: bulk ****************************************************************************** IGS Electronic Mail 27 Dec 01:07:03 PST 2002 Message Number 4220 ****************************************************************************** Author: George Preiss Further to IGSMAIL-4218, the official announcement of the Block 31 GLONASS launch was by NAGU 086-021226 dated 26 DEC 2002 at 11:00 MT (Moscow time). The NAGU message gave 10:37:58 MT as the time of launch. See the text of this message below. All NAGU messages quote times in MT and also give MT as UTC+0300. Therefore, the time of launch was 07:37 UT, and not 10:37 UT. Disentangling abbreviations: - NAGU = NAGU NOTICE ADVISORY GLONASS USERS - MT = Moscow Time *** 086-021226 NOTICE ADVISORY TO GLONASS USERS (NAGU) 086-021226 SUBJ: LAUNCH SUMMARY BLOC 31, DECEMBER 25, 2002 1.CONDITION: BLOC 31 LAUNCH WAS PERFORMED ON DECEMBER 25, 2002 (10:37:58 MT (UTC+0300)) THE NEW GLONASS SATELLITES (792/KOSMOS2395,791/KOSMOS2394,793/KOSMOS2396) WILL BE PLACED INTO SLOTS 21/22/23 CORRESPONDENTLY. 2.POC:KNITS AT +7-095-333-81-33 *** With Best Wishes for 2003, George Preiss Vice-Dean University College of Gjøvik Faculty of Technology Post Box 191 NO-2802 Gjøvik Norway Tel: +47-6113 5100 Direct: +47-6113 5283 Fax: +47-6113 5320 E-Mail: george.preiss@hig.no georgepreiss@compuserve.com