LW2EIQ > SAREX 12.07.96 12:38l 59 Lines 1904 Bytes #-10875 (0) @ AMSAT
BID : 18104_LW2EIQ
Read: GUEST OE7FMI
Subj: STS-78 Rev 239 Orbital Data
Path: DB0AAB<DB0PV<DB0MAK<OK0PKL<OK0PPR<OK0PRG<OK0PAB<PU3DTA<PY3PS<PY3SS<
CX7BY<LW2EIQ
Sent: 960706/2351Z @:LW2EIQ.7600.BA.ARG.SA #:18104 [GF12FA] $:18104_LW2EIQ
From: LW2EIQ@LW2EIQ.7600.BA.ARG.SA
To : SAREX@AMSAT
S T S - 7 8 O R B I T A L D A T A
Below is the current State Vector and Keplerian Elements for STS-78.
The vector data comes from NASA; the orbital parameters were computed
from the vector. Hourly vector updates are available from NASA GSFC
OIG RAID RBBS at (301) 262-6782 or by telnet: oig1.gsfc.nasa.gov
(UserID = oig / Password = goddard1).
Vector format = 117
Satellite Name: STS-78
Catalog Number: 23931 96036A
Epoch Date/Time: 96187.50124768518
07/05/1996 12:01:47.799 UTC
EFG E: -18197792 ft
F: 10892982 ft
G: -4950489 ft
Edot: -12600.28 ft/s
Fdot: -14303.70 ft/s
Gdot: 14943.75 ft/s
ndot/2 (drag): 0.00229119077 rev/day^2
nddt/6: 2.18246E-07 rev/day^3
Bstar: 3.24693E-04 1/Earth Radii
Elset #: 51
Rev @ Epoch: 239.94150748196
Launch was 20-JUN-96 / 14:49:00.093
The following Keplerian elements were computed by VEC2TLE from this
vector using a 3.3 drag multiplier:
STS-78
1 23931U 96036A 96187.50124769 .00229119 21825-6 32469-3 0 511
2 23931 39.0147 270.0628 0005339 21.2851 317.6573 16.04536451 2399
Satellite: STS-78
Catalog number: 23931
Epoch time: 96187.50124769
Element set: 51
Inclination: 39.0147 deg
RA of node: 270.0628 deg
Eccentricity: 0.0005339
Arg of perigee: 21.2851 deg
Mean anomaly: 317.6573 deg
Mean motion: 16.04536451 rev/day
Decay rate: 2.29119e-03 rev/day^2
Epoch rev: 239
Checksum: 304
VEC2TLE may be downloaded from:
ftp.amsat.org /amsat/software/PC/util
Ken Ernandes
n2wwd@amsat.org
Read previous mail | Read next mail
| 
