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- From: Ken Ernandes <70511.3107@compuserve.com>
- To: Ray Hoad <ray.hoad@drig.com>,
- "\"David H. Ransom\"" <rans7500@spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov>,
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- Subject: STS-73 Rev 36 Orbital Data
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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 36 Earth-Centered Inertial ECI), True
- Equator and Equinox state vector for STS-73. This vector
- data comes from NASA GSFC OIG RAID RBBS.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------
- Vector format = 117
- Satellite Name: STS-73
- Catalog Number: 23688 95056A
- Epoch Date/Time: 95295.79218314815
- 10/22/1995 19:00:44.623 UTC
- EFG E: 20299888.46 ft
- F: -5259573.37 ft
- G: -6025125.22 ft
- Edot: 760.7020 ft/s
- Fdot: 19439.9641 ft/s
- Gdot: -14374.3427 ft/s
- ndot/2 (drag): 0.00006461552 rev/day^2
- nddt/6: 1.73956E-10 rev/day^3
- Bstar: 1.12451E-05 1/Earth Radii
- Elset #: 8
- Rev @ Epoch: 36.57237440942
- ---------------------------------------------------------
-
- The corresponding Keplerian elements are (0.12 drag
- multiplier):
-
- Satellite: STS-73
- Catalog number: 23688
- Epoch time: 95295.79218315
- Element set: 8
- Inclination: 39.0091 deg
- RA of node: 100.6060 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0008377
- Arg of perigee: 291.4286 deg
- Mean anomaly: 274.6265 deg
- Mean motion: 16.01058349 rev/day
- Decay rate: 6.46155e-05 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 36
-
- The Two-Line Elements (TLEs) for STS-73 may be computed by
- reading the vector data (between the dashed lines) into
- VEC2TLE or V2KEP.
-
- VEC2TLE may be obtained from the following ftp site:
- ftp.amsat.org /amsat/software/PC/util
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- Ken Ernandes
- n2wwd@amsat.org
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