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N2WWD  > SAREX    08.12.96 18:40l 57 Lines 1838 Bytes #-10713 (0) @ AMSAT
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Subj: STS-80 Rev 254 Orbital Data
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To  : SAREX@AMSAT

Below is the current State Vector and Keplerian Elements for STS-80.
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) 262-6784 or by telnet: oig1.gsfc.nasa.gov
(UserID = oig / Password = goddard1).

Vector format = 117
Satellite Name:         STS-80
Catalog Number:         24660  96065A
Epoch Date/Time:        96340.87854282400
                        12/05/1996  21:05:06.099 UTC
EFG E:                           16388780 ft
    F:                           14827195 ft
    G:                             307694 ft
    Edot:                       -13986.77 ft/s
    Fdot:                        15104.98 ft/s
    Gdot:                        12036.98 ft/s
ndot/2 (drag):              0.00000456686 rev/day^2
nddt/6:                       0.00000E+00 rev/day^3
Bstar:                        3.65403E-06 1/Earth Radii
Elset #:                               55
Rev @ Epoch:              254.00553496726

Launch was 19-NOV-96 / 19:55:47.060 UTC

The following Keplerian elements were computed by VEC2TLE from this
vector using a 0.05 drag multiplier:

STS-80
1 24660U 96065A   96340.87854282  .00000457  00000-0  36540-5 0   552
2 24660  28.4678  71.8762 0022601  93.1748 268.8191 15.69502341  2541

Satellite: STS-80
Catalog number: 24660
Epoch time:      96340.87854282
Element set:      55
Inclination:       28.4678 deg
RA of node:        71.8762 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0022601
Arg of perigee:    93.1748 deg
Mean anomaly:     268.8191 deg
Mean motion:   15.69502341 rev/day
Decay rate:    4.56686e-06 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:             254
Checksum:              338

VEC2TLE may be downloaded from:
ftp.amsat.org /amsat/software/PC/util

Ken Ernandes
n2wwd@amsat.org



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