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- *** RENAME EARTHPIC AS EARTHORBIT.PIC ***
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- This program was written in C.
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- Some features:
- 1) The initial values are set for Colorado Springs, CO. The long and
- lat and elevation are for the Downtown Post Office. The correction
- for Longitude at 38 deg lat is:
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- 1' 06.0" per mile.
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- The correction at 38 deg lat for Latitude is:
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- 0' 52.2" per mile.
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- 2) The program reads in the orbital elements for some 130 satellites.
- The data set is called SATDAT.ED and is updated every 2 weeks on
- Compuserve in the astroforum under Satellite Observing.
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- 3) The program provides a Ground Trace for the selected satellite. The
- display increments in 2 minute steps. So be watchful of selecting
- Ground Trace with a large duration of Prediction.
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- 4) The program accounts for the Earth's oblateness, but not atmospheric
- drag.
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- I hope this program is useful if not at least interesting. If you have
- any questions, improvements, comments etc. I'd love to hear from you. I
- can be contacted at EPOCH2000 BBS (303)-531-6172 or on Compuserve
- 72307,3435.
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- Have Fun!
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- \X/ Timothy Middendorf
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