Pre-launch TLEs
Keith Stein (kstein@launchspace.com)
Thu, 05 Feb 1998 08:12:35 -0800
Hello all,
Here are some pre-launch parameters for SNOE and GLOBALSTAR launches. Can
someone convert these into two-line elements and send me a copy. The dates
are off by a few days since these missions have been cancelled so many
times due to weather, but the rest of the parameters are good;
SNOE SEPARATION
EPOCH (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS): 036/07:13:24.280
PERIOD (MIN): 96.270
INCLINATION (DEG): 97.760
ECCENTRICITY (DEG): 0.000200
SEMI-MAJOR AXIS (KM): 6958.0513
ARGUMENT OF PERIGEE (DEG): 179.840
RA OF ASCENDING NODE (DEG): 225.410
MEAN ANOMALY (DEG): 345.280
START ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:000:09:40.280
END ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET: 003:00:00.000
HEIGHT (KM): 583.8816
INJECTION LATITUDE (DEG): 14.71N
INJECTION LONGITUDE (DEG): 163.85E
INJECTION INERTIAL AZIMUTH (DEG): 188.017
INJECTION TIME (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS): 036/07:13:24.280
GLOBALSTAR MISSION (U-1 and U-2 stands for upper satellites, L-1 and L-2
stand for lower satellites)
U-1 SEPARATION
EPOCH (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS): 036/14:30:20.000
PERIOD (MIN): 110.433
INCLINATION (DEG): 51.995
ECCENTRICITY (DEG): 0.000324
SEMI-MAJOR AXIS (KM): 7624.7606
ARGUMENT OF PERIGEE (DEG): 143.088
RA OF ASCENDING NODE (DEG): 232.797
MEAN ANOMALY (DEG): 125.008
START ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:001:08:20.000
END ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET: 004:00:00.000
HEIGHT (KM): 1265.7193
INJECTION LATITUDE (DEG): 52.096S
INJECTION LONGITUDE (DEG): 146.639E
INJECTION INERTIAL AZIMUTH (DEG): 92.392
INJECTION TIME (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS): 036/14:30:20.000
U-2 SEPARATION L-1 SEPARATION
EPOCH (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS): 036/14:30:20.000 036/14:34:30.000
PERIOD (MIN): 110.433 110.442
INCLINATION (DEG): 51.995 51.996
ECCENTRICITY (DEG): 0.000324 0.000470
SEMI-MAJOR AXIS (KM): 7624.7606 7625.1945
ARGUMENT OF PERIGEE (DEG): 143.088 165.081
RA OF ASCENDING NODE (DEG): 232.797 232.779
MEAN ANOMALY (DEG): 125.008 116.586
START ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:001:08:20.000 001:12:30.000
END ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET: 004:00:00.000 004:00:00.000
HEIGHT (KM): 1265.7193 1265.7649
INJECTION LATITUDE (DEG): 52.09S 50.641S
INJECTION LONGITUDE (DEG): 146.63E 167.190E
INJECTION INERTIAL AZIMUTH (DEG): 92.392 75.457
INJECTION TIME (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS): 036/14:30:20.000 036/14:34:30.000
L-2 SEPARATION
EPOCH (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS): 036/14:34:30.000
PERIOD (MIN): 110.442
INCLINATION (DEG): 51.996
ECCENTRICITY (DEG): 0.000470
SEMI-MAJOR AXIS (KM): 7625.1945
ARGUMENT OF PERIGEE (DEG): 165.081
RA OF ASCENDING NODE (DEG): 232.779
MEAN ANOMALY (DEG): 116.586
START ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:001:12:30.000
END ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET: 004:00:00.000
HEIGHT (KM): 1265.7649
INJECTION LATITUDE (DEG): 50.64S
INJECTION LONGITUDE (DEG): 167.19E
INJECTION INERTIAL AZIMUTH (DEG): 75.457
INJECTION TIME (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS): 036/14:34:30.000
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Keith Stein
Associate Technical Editor
Launchspace Publications, Inc.
http://www.launchspace.com
(703) 749-2324, ext 114
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