ASSUMPTIONS:
(A) Launch at 02:45 UT from Koln {note: erratum - fixed from
initial posting}
(B) Landing NO LATER than 14:15 UT at Dusseldorf
(C) Mid-eclipse centerline intercept 09:43 UT
(D) True Ground Speed = 483 nm/hr
(E) No wind
(F) Totality Run Start 6 minutes before mid-eclipse (MINIMUM considered)
(G) Totality Run End 3 minutes after mid-eclipse (MINIMUM considered)
SCENARIO #1.
LATITUDE LONGITUDE Leg
Time UT start
DDMM.fff DDMM.fff NautMil
hours hh:mm:ss
A.1
CGN
LAUNCH
5117.366N 0646.007E 0.00
0.0000 02:45:00 WHEELS-UP
A.2 Climb
to FL370
100.00 0.3333
A.3 START
FL370
5257.232N 0646.007E
03:05:00
...........................................................................
B.1
FL370
5257.232N 0646.007E
03:05:00 START CRUISE TO NP
B.2
CGN->NP
cruise
2231.36 4.6198
B.3 NORTH
POLE
9000.000N
---------
07:42:11
...........................................................................
C.1 NORTH
POLE
9000.000N
---------
07:42:11
ARRIVE AT N.P.
C.2 Contingency/Siteseeing
0.83917
C.3 NORTH
POLE
9000.000N
---------
08:32:32
...........................................................................
D.1 NORTH
POLE
9000.000N
---------
08:32:32 START CRUISE TO BASELEG
D.2 NP->BASELEG_M10
438.75 0.90838
D.3 BASELEG_M10
8243.485N 0317.792E
09:27:02
...........................................................................
E.1 BASELEG_M10
8243.485N 0317.792E
09:27:02 BASELEG SEGMENT 1
E.2
BASELEG_M10-> BASELEG_M5
39.81 0.08242
E.3
BASELEG_M5
8232.141N 0813.735E
09:31:59
...........................................................................
F.1
BASELEG_M5
8232.141N 0813.735E
09:31:59 BASELEG SEGMENT 2
F.2
BASELEG_M5-> Run Start
40.36 0.08356
F.3 TOTALITY RUN
START 8217.845N
1258.204E
09:37:00 <-Time Critical
...........................................................................
G.1 TOTALITY RUN START 8217.845N
1258.204E
09:37:00 <-Time Critical
G.2 MID-ECLIPSE
INTERCEPT 8235.029N
1840.840E
09:43:00 <-MID-ECLIPSE INTERCEPT
G.3
TOTALITY RUN END
8243.063N 2135.386E 72.282 0.150 09:46:00
<-Time Critical
...........................................................................
H.1 TOTALITY RUN END 8243.063N 2135.386E
09:46:00
START CRUISE TO DUS
H.2 TR END-> BEGIN
DESCENT
1814.06 3.7558
(course: 197.23)
H.3 BEGIN
DESCENT
5251.655N 0720.327E
13:31:21
...........................................................................
I.1 BEGIN
DESCENT
5251.655N
0720.327E
13:31:21 START DESCENT TO DUS
I.2 DESCENT &
LANDING
120.00 0.3333
I.3 DUS
LANDING 5052.033N
0708.617E
13:51:21 TOUCH DOWN
* Note for information only:
baseleg M10 POSITION corresponds to a TR track with mid-eclipse
09:41:04
baseleg M5 POSITION corresponds to a TE track with
mid-eclipse 09:42:01
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SCENARIO #2.
LATITUDE LONGITUDE Leg
Time UT start
DDMM.fff DDMM.fff NautMil
hours hh:mm:ss
A.1
CGN
LAUNCH
5117.366N 0646.007E 0.00
0.0000 02:45:00 WHEELS-UP
A.2 Climb
to FL370
100.00 0.3333
A.3 START
FL370
5257.232N 0646.007E
03:05:00
...........................................................................
B.1
FL370
5257.232N 0646.007E
03:05:00 START CRUISE TO NP
B.2
CGN->NP
cruise
2231.36 4.6198
B.3 NORTH
POLE
9000.000N
---------
07:42:11
...........................................................................
C.1 NORTH
POLE
9000.000N
---------
07:42:11
ARRIVE AT N.P.
C.2 Contingency/Siteseeing
0.83917
C.3 NORTH
POLE
9000.000N
---------
08:32:32
...........................................................................
D.1 NORTH
POLE
9000.000N
---------
08:32:32
START CRUISE TO BASELEG
D.2
NP->BASELEG_M10
438.75 0.90838
D.3 BASELEG_M10
8243.485N 0317.792E
...........................................................................
E.1 BASELEGG_M10
8243.485N 0317.792E
09:27:02 BASELEG SEGMENT 1
E.2
BASELEG_M10-> BASELEG_M5
39.81 0.08242
E.3
BASELEG_M5
8232.141N 0813.735E
09:31:59
...........................................................................
F.1
BASELEG_M5
8232.141N 0813.735E
09:31:59
BASELEG SEGMENT 2
F.2
BASELEG_M5-> Run Start
40.36 0.08356
F.3 TOTALITY RUN
START 8217.845N
1258.204E
09:37:00 <-Time Critical
...........................................................................
G.1 TOTALITY RUN START 8217.845N
1258.204E
09:37:00 <-Time Critical
G.2 MID-ECLIPSE
INTERCEPT 8235.029N
1840.840E
09:43:00 <-MID-ECLIPSE INTERCEPT
G.3
TOTALITY RUN END
8243.063N 2135.386E 72.282 0.150 09:46:00
<-Time Critical
...........................................................................
H.1 TOTALITY RUN END 8243.063N 2135.386E
09:46:00
START CRUISE TO LYR
H.2 TR END->
LYR/SAVLBARD
276.69 0.5728
H.3 LYR/SVALBARD
7814.250N
1524.500E
10:20:22
...........................................................................
I.1 LYR/SVALBARD
7814.250N
1524.500E
10:20:22 ARRIVE AT LYR
I.2
Contingency/Siteseeing
0.3942
I.3 LYR/SVALBARD
7814.250N
1524.500E
10:44:01
...........................................................................
J.1 LYR/SVALBARD
7814.250N
1524.500E
10:44:01 START CRUISE TO DUS
J.2
LYR-> BEGIN
DESCENT
1537.45 3.1831
J.3 BEGIN
DESCENT
5251.624N 0721.186E
13:55:00
...........................................................................
K.1 BEGIN
DESCENT
5251.624N 0721.186E
13:55:00 START DESCENT TO DUS
K.2 DESCENT &
LANDING
120.00 0.3333
K.3 DUS
LANDING 5052.033N
0708.617E
14:15:00 TOUCH DOWN