BASELINE
01 AUG 2008 TSE+NP FLIGHT PLAN (as of 10 June 2008):
(A) Launch at 04:00 UT from Dusseldorf
(B) Landing NO LATER than 16:00 UT at Dusseldorf
(C) Mid-eclipse centerline (FL 370) 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)
LATITUDE LONGITUDE Leg
Time UT start
DDMM.fff DDMM.fff NautMil
hours hh:mm:ss
A.1
DUS
LAUNCH
5052.033N 0708.617E 0.00
0.0000 04:00:00 WHEELS-UP
A.2 Climb
to FL370
100.00
0.3333
Course = 359.077°
A.3 START
FL370
5231.892N 0705.979E
04:20:00
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B.1
FL370
5231.892N
0705.979E
04:20:00 START CRUISE TO BASELEG_M10
B.2
DUS->BASELEG_M10
cruise
1819.16 3.7664 Course =
359.042°
Contingency/Siteseeing
1.3508
B.3 BASELEG_M10
8243.485N
0317.792E
09:27:02
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C.1 BASELEG_M10
8243.485N 0317.792E
09:27:02 BASELEG SEGMENT 1
C.2
BASELEG_M10-> BASELEG_M5
39.81 0.08242
Course =
104.180°
C.3
BASELEG_M5
8232.141N 0813.735E
09:31:59
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D.1
BASELEG_M5
8232.141N 0813.735E
09:31:59 BASELEG SEGMENT 2
D.2
BASELEG_M5-> Run Start
40.36 0.08356
Course =
108.484°
D.3 TOTALITY RUN
START 8217.845N
1258.204E
09:37:00 <-Time Critical
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E.1 TOTALITY RUN START 8217.845N
1258.204E
09:37:00 <-Time Critical
E.2 MID-ECLIPSE
INTERCEPT 8235.029N
1840.840E
09:43:00 <-MID-ECLIPSE INTERCEPT
E.3
TOTALITY RUN END
8243.063N 2135.386E 72.282 0.1500 09:46:00
<-Time Critical
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F.1 TOTALITY RUN END 8243.063N 2135.386E
09:46:00
START CRUISE TO NP
F.2 RUN END -> NORTH POLE
439.170
0.9093
F.3 NORTH
POLE
9000.000N
---------
10:40:33
ARRIVE AT N.P.
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G.3 NORTH
POLE
9000.000N
---------
10:40:33
Contingency/Siteseeing
0.3600
H.2 N. POLE-> BEGIN
DESCENT
2236.723 4.6309 11:02:09
H.3 BEGIN
DESCENT
5251.877N 0708.580E
15:40:00
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I.1 BEGIN
DESCENT
5251.877N
0708.580E
15:40:00 START DESCENT TO DUS
I.2 DESCENT &
LANDING
120.00 0.3333
I.3 DUS
LANDING 5052.033N
0708.617E
16:00:00 TOUCH DOWN