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Tate Satellite
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Satellite
 The
Tate Satellite was launched on June 6th 2002. It is currently orbiting
at an orbital velocity of 7.67 km/sec approximately 400km from earth
in a polar to polar low earth orbit. The satellite orbits earth every
92.56 mins and traverses the entire globe in the course of 15.56 orbits
- 24 hours - 1 day.
Tate Satellite is a pilot programme taking place as
part of the research and development into the new Tate. Whilst it
is not envisaged that Tate in Space will stay within a singular
orbit of earth a pilot satellite programme was seen as essential
for the development of instruments and new technologies for the
Tate in Space gallery.
The satellite consists of a combination of highly
polished (lightweight) metal alloy and photo-voltaic (solar) panels.
The polished surface increases its reflectivity and therefore its
visibility from earth (depending on the relative poisition of the
sun).
Sightings
We are compiling data for when the Tate Satellite may be visible
from where you are. Currently we have compiled this data for a few
key locations worldwide (see below). If your town or city is not
included and you would like us to add it to our list, please email
space@tate.org.uk and let
us know where you are (include both town/city and country information)
and we will endeavour to expand the locations covered according
to demand.
If you see the Tate Satellite pass over we would like
to hear from you. If you manage to capture your sighting on camera,
and you would like your picture to be displayed on the Tate in Space
website, please send us a jpeg (less than 100k with your name and
the time and place you saw it go past) to space@tate.org.uk.
We will be displaying selected sightings on the Tate in Space site.
Cities, Dates, Times
To see optimum sighting times for the month of January
please click on one of the places below:
Berlin | Bombay
| Caracas | Freeport
| Hamilton | Liverpool
| London | Mexico
City | Miami | Nairobi
| New York | Paris
| Rio de Janeiro | St
Ives | Sydney | Tokyo
To see optimum sighting times for the month of February
please click on one of the places below:
Berlin | Bombay
| Caracas | Freeport
| Hamilton | Liverpool
| London | Miami
| Nairobi | New
York | Paris | Rio
de Janeiro | St Ives | Sydney
| Tokyo
To see optimum sighting times for the month of March
please click on one of the places below:
Berlin | Bombay
| Brussels | Caracas
| Freeport | Hamilton
| Lima | Liverpool
| London | Mexico
City | Miami | Nairobi
| New York | Paris
| Rio de Janeiro | San
Salvador |St Ives | Sydney
| The Hague | Tokyo
To see optimum sighting times for the month of April
please click on one of the places below:
Berlin | Bombay
| Caracas
| Freeport | Hamilton
| Lima | Liverpool
| London | Mexico
City | Miami | Nairobi
| New York | Paris
| Rio de Janeiro | San
Salvador | St Ives | Sydney
| The Hague | Tokyo
To see optimum sighting times for the month of May
please click on one of the places below:
Berlin | Bombay
| Brussels | Capetown
| Caracas
| Freeport | Hamilton
| Hong Kong | Lima
| Liverpool
| London | Mexico
City | Miami | Nairobi
| New York | Paris
| Rio de Janeiro | San
Salvador |St Ives | Sydney
| The Hague | Tokyo
To see optimum sighting times for the month of June
please click on one of the places below:
Berlin | Bombay
| Brussels | Capetown
| Caracas | Freeport
| Hamilton | Hong
Kong | Lima | Liverpool
| London | Mexico
City | Miami | Nairobi
| New York | Paris
| Rio de Janeiro | San
Salvador | St Ives | Sydney
| The Hague | Tokyo
| Venice
To see optimum sighting times for the month of July
please click on one of the places below:
Berlin | Bombay
| Kassel | Liverpool
| London | Mexico
City | Nairobi | New
York | Paris | Rio
de Janeiro | St Ives | Sydney
| Tokyo
To see optimum sighting times for the month of August
please click on one of the places below:
Berlin | Bombay
| Liverpool | London
| Mexico City | Nairobi
| New York | Paris
| Rio de Janeiro | St
Ives | Sydney | Tokyo
To see optimum sighting times for the month of September
please click on one of the places below:
Berlin | Bombay
| Brussels | Liverpool
| London | Mexico
City | Nairobi | New
York | Paris
Rio de Janeiro | St
Ives | Sydney | Tokyo
To see optimum sighting times for the month of October
please click on one of the places below:
Berlin | Bombay
| Brussels | Liverpool
| London | Mexico
City | Nairobi | New
York | Paris
Rio de Janeiro | St
Ives | Sydney | Tokyo
To see optimum sighting times for the month of November
please click on one of the places below:
Berlin | Bombay
| Brussels | Freeport
| Liverpool
| London | Mexico
City | Miami | Nairobi
New York | Paris
| Rio de Janeiro | St
Ives | Sydney | Tokyo
To see optimum sighting times for the month of December
please click on one of the places below:
Berlin | Bombay
| Brussels | Freeport
| Liverpool
| London | Mexico
City | Miami | Nairobi
New York | Paris
| Rio de Janeiro | St
Ives | Sydney | Tokyo
This data has been compiled by Caitriona Jackman,
researcher at Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College
London.
for more information on how to observe earth satellites
please click
here
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