Re: Apollo TLE

From: Mark Hartwell (hartwell@gate.net)
Date: Mon Jan 21 2002 - 17:39:19 EST

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    and while we're this far off topic ....
    
    IF there was a man made satellite in synchronous orbit around the moon 
    (lunosynch?) wouldn't it be at the earth-moon distance ?  (as the moon 
    keeps the same face towards the earth)
    
    Tristan Cools wrote:
    
    >At 10:24 22/01/02 +1300, you wrote:
    >
    >>This is slightly OT, but I'm trying to find TLE's for the Apollo Lunar 
    >>Flights.
    >>
    >>Jeffrey Simpson
    >>
    >
    >
    >Do they exist ?  TLE=Two line *orbital* elements.  The Apollo Lunar flights
    >were not exactly Earth Orbital flights I think.  
    >
    >Or were the Apollo flights launched into a very exentric orbit with the
    >Moon close to apogee of this orbital plane ?
    >
    >
    >Greetings,
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