ASSUMPTIONS:
(A) Launch at 02:30 UT from Koln
(B) Landing NO LATER than 14:15 UR at Dusseldorf
(A) Mid-eclipse centerline intercept 09:43 UT
(B) True Ground Speed = 483 nm/hr
(C) No wind
(D) Totality Run Start 6 minutes before mid-eclipse (MINIMUM*)
(E) Totality Run End 3 minutes after mid-eclipse (MINIMUM)
* For pre-totality portion of run 9 min would be preferable, but
for conservatove planning purposes 6 is used below.
This is
open for discussion to trade run-start time for
contingency time.
SCENARIO #1
LATITUDE LONGITUDE
Leg Time UT start
DDMM.fff DDMM.fff NautMi
hours hh:mm:ss
1. KöLN
LAUNCH
5117.366N 0646.007E 0.0
0.00 02:45:00 WHEELS-UP
2.
Departure
Ops
TBS 0.33
03:05:00 (estimate)
3. CGN->NP
cruise
2331.7 4.827
4. NORTH
POLE
9000.000N
---------
07:54:37
5.
Contingency/Siteseeing
0.496 07:54:37 (estimate)
6. NORTH
POLE
9000.000N
---------
08:24:22
7. N.P.-> T.R.
Start
463.9 0.960 08:39:22
8. TOTALITY RUN
START 8218.488N
1256.093E
09:37:00 <-Time Critical
9. TOTALITY RUN START
8218.488N
1256.093E
09:37:00 <-Time Critical
10.
Mid-Eclipse Intercept 8235.698N
1839.151E
09:43:00 <-MID-ECLIPSE INTERCEPT
11.
TOTALITY RUN END
8243.743N 2133.921E 72.5 0.150
09:46:00 <-Time Critical
13.
T.R.
End->DUS
1940.0 4.017 13:47:00
14.
Approach
Ops
TBS 0.33 14:07:00 (estimate)
15. DUSSELDORF
LANDING 5052.033N
0708.617E
14:07:00 LANDING
SCENARIO #2
LATITUDE LONGITUDE
Leg Time UT start
DDMM.fff DDMM.fff NautMi
hours hh:mm:ss
1. KöLN
LAUNCH
5117.366N 0646.007E 0.0
0.00 02:45:00 WHEELS-UP
2.
Departure
Ops
TBS 0.33
03:05:00 (estimate)
3. CGN->LYB
cruise
1633.1 3.381
4.
LONGYEARBYEN/SVALBARD 7814.250N
1524.500E
06:27:52
5.
Contingency/Siteseeing
0.223 06:27:52
6. LONGYEARBYEN/SVALBARD 7814.250N
1524.500E
06:41:15
7. LYB->N.P. cruise
709.3 1.469
8. NORTH
POLE
9000.000N
---------
08:09:22
9.
Contingency/Siteseeing
0.25 08:09:22 (estimate)
10. NORTH
POLE
9000.000N
---------
08:24:22 OK
11. N.P.-> T.R.
Start
463.9 0.960 08:39:22
12. TOTALITY RUN
START 8218.488N
1256.093E
09:37:00 <-Time Critical
13. TOTALITY RUN START
8218.488N
1256.093E
09:37:00 <-Time Critical
14.
Mid-Eclipse Intercept 8235.698N
1839.151E
09:43:00 <-MID-ECLIPSE INTERCEPT
15.
TOTALITY RUN END
8243.743N 2133.921E 72.5 0.150
09:46:00 <-Time Critical
16. TOTALITY RUN
END 8243.743N
2133.921E
09:46:00
17. T.R.
End->DUS
1940.0 4.017 13:47:00
18.
Approach
Ops
TBS 0.33 14:07:00 (estimate)
19. DUSSELDORF
LANDING 5052.033N
0708.617E
14:07:00 LANDING