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: -38.19 seconds
| Rise | Peak | Set | Cpr silent start | Cpr silent stop | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | 2024-10-08 06:35:23 | 2024-10-08 06:40:25 | 2024-10-08 06:45:27 | 2024-10-08 06:40:13 | 2024-10-08 06:40:36 |
| Latitude | -42.45277 | -23.03532 | -3.48735 | -23.79153 | -22.30819 |
| Longitude | -62.43771 | -67.12953 | -70.93507 | -66.97104 | -67.28076 |
| Altitude | 413.45 | 405.49 | 399.91 | 405.77 | 405.23 |
| Distance | 2218.16 | 67.99 | 2180.88 | 124.41 | 88.89 |
| Azimuth | 168.34 | 97.31 | 350.59 | 138.03 | 35.96 |
| Elevation | 0.0 | 79.75 | 0.0 | 71.66 | 76.68 |
Offset applied to original time: When filled, indicates that the UTC time have been refined with more accurate orbit prediction.
