EarthCARE Radio astronomy Sites overpasses
Output Description
| Time | Date/Time UTC YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss |
| Latitude | Latitude of spacecraft ground track (-90.0, +90.0) |
| Longitude | Longitude of spacecraft ground track (-180.0, +180.0) |
| Altitude | Spacecraft altitude (km) |
| Distance | Distance (km) between the spacecraft ground track and the ground site location |
| Azimuth | Azimuth (direction from North observer must face) to the Spacecraft |
| Elevation | Spacecraft's elevation angle above the horizon at rise (0.0), peak, and set (0.0) times |
CPR Silent start/stop times indicate that the CPR is set to non-emitting mode during this time interval.
Details for fly over pass Simons Observatory (USA)
Site ID: SIMONSOB
Offset applied to all times: 31.47 seconds
| Rise | Peak | Set | Cpr silent start | Cpr silent stop | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | 2024-09-29 06:40:24 | 2024-09-29 06:45:26 | 2024-09-29 06:50:29 | 2024-09-29 06:45:17 | 2024-09-29 06:45:40 |
| Latitude | -42.60851 | -23.19153 | -3.64314 | -23.79153 | -22.30819 |
| Longitude | -63.31782 | -68.02235 | -71.83142 | -67.89649 | -68.20621 |
| Altitude | 413.52 | 405.55 | 399.94 | 405.77 | 405.23 |
| Distance | 2218.26 | 35.28 | 2181.08 | 92.92 | 83.91 |
| Azimuth | 170.3 | 222.96 | 347.89 | 186.86 | 329.07 |
| Elevation | 0.0 | 84.64 | 0.0 | 76.11 | 77.4 |
Offset applied to original time: When filled, indicates that the UTC time have been refined with more accurate orbit prediction.
