Chandra orbit update

Jonathan McDowell (jcm@head-cfa.harvard.edu)
Mon, 26 Jul 1999 13:00:27 -0400 (EDT)

Here is our latest (post IPS-2) orbit data in J2000
(NOT 1950) coordinates

19922.64 -66039.71 37353.85 km
1.014754 0.316636 -0.016630 km/s
SMA = 44130.017 km
Ecc = 0.777629 
inc = 28.441 deg   (to J2000 equator)
RA = 195.674 deg
AOP =270.720 deg
Mean anom = 181.299 deg

Epoch = 26 JUL 1999 0200:00 UTC

 - Jonathan McDowell