Re: Apollo TLE

From: Jeffrey Simpson (jeffdsimpson@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Jan 21 2002 - 21:56:12 EST

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    Apollo 7 and 9 were earth orbital. And on the others, the spacecraft orbited 
    earth about once after liftoff before translunar injection.
    
    Jeffrey Simpson
    
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    From: Tristan Cools <tristan.cools@skynet.be>
    To: Seesat-L@satobs.org
    Subject: Re: Apollo TLE
    Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 00:04:28 +0100
    
    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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