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- S T S - 7 3 O R B I T A L D A T A
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- Below is the rev 9 Earth-Centered Inertial, True Equator and
- Equinox of Date state vector for STS-73. This vector data
- comes from NASA OIG RAID RBBS.
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- Vector format = 00007
- Satellite Name: STS73
- Catalog Number: 23688 95056A
- Epoch Date/Time: 95294.1260794097
- (epoch corresponds to) 10/21/95 03:01:33.261 GMT
- ECI X: 2128.92780435485 km
- Y: 5410.24828637743 km
- Z: -3224.21200000001 km
- Xdot: -5.77367664345337 km/s
- Ydot: 4.12462325844047 km/s
- Zdot: 3.10648900000001 km/s
- ndot/2 (drag): -1
- nddt/6: -1
- Bstar: -1
- Elset #: 3
- Rev @ Epoch: 9
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- The corresponding Keplerian elements (using a 0.25 drag
- multiplier) are:
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- Satellite: STS-73
- Catalog number: 23688
- Epoch time: 95294.12607941
- Element set: 3
- Inclination: 39.0072 deg
- RA of node: 111.7681 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0008372
- Arg of perigee: 280.7794 deg
- Mean anomaly: 28.7977 deg
- Mean motion: 16.00589408 rev/day
- Decay rate: 1.31780e-04 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 9
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- The Two-Line Elements (TLEs) for STS-73 may be computed by
- reading the vector data (between the dashed lines) into
- VEC2TLE or V2KEP.
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- VEC2TLE may be obtained from the following ftp site:
- ftp.amsat.org /amsat/software/PC/util
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- If you enjoy these data postings, consider sending a donation
- to the AMSAT Phase 3-D Satellite fund:
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- AMSAT Phase 3D Fund, 850 Sligo Ave., #600, Silver Spring, MD
- 20910, USA.
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- Ken Ernandes
- n2wwd@amsat.org
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