Re: USA 129 SATOBS
Björn Gimle (b_gimle@algonet.se)
Wed, 31 Mar 1999 08:59:51 +0200
>I did not run a differential correction; instead I varied the mean motion to
>produce a close fit to the observations. Also, I added a bstar decay term
>for the benefit of SGP4 users; however, at this time both decay terms are
>guesses.
>
They are still guesses, but actually ELCOR+VEC2TLE quickly converged to
an elset very similar to USA 116. Residuals .02/.03/.02/.06/.05 degrees :
*Apogee Height: 969 km Semimajor Axis: 7018.3223 km
Perigee Height: 312 km Orbital Period: 97.4387 min
*Note: Heights are Relative to Mean Equatorial Earth Radius (6378 km)
Ascending Node Two-Line Elements:
USA 129 15.0 3.0 0.0 5.1 v
1 24680U 96072 A 99088.87921223 .00013296 00000-0 25676-3 0 05
2 24680 98.0955 152.2938 0464212 351.9544 7.4395 14.78751408 01
3 99 03 29 21 21 35.71 01 30.57 +58.8431 1950 1
3 99 03 29 21 22 01.41 00 42.42 +54.9817 1950 1
5 99 03 30 20 04 20.54 13 49.12 +21.2808 2000 1
5 99 03 30 20 04 58.26 14 34.77 +32.4672 2000 1
5 99 03 30 20 05 58.43 16 19.55 +46.4217 2000 1
0
-- bjorn@tt-tech.se (office) b_gimle@algonet.se (home) --
-- http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle --
-- COSPAR 5918, 59.298 N, 18.104 E, 55 m --
-- SeeSat-L / Visual Satellite Observer Home Page found at --
-- http://www.satellite.eu.org/satintro.html --