Pegasus/SCD-2 Prelaunch Elset
Ron Lee (ronlee@pcisys.net)
Fri, 23 Oct 1998 18:14:44 -0600
Scd-2, 23 Oct 98, 00:02 UT Drop
1 99999U 98-0XX A 98296.00138888 .00000500 00000-0 00000-0 0 11
2 99999 25.0000 208.9779 0000200 288.1000 188.2000 14.42450000 17
When derived for the original date below it was correct. Conversion to
a day later launch introduced an error. Expect it about one minute
EARLY using this elset but allow several minutes leeway on each side.
Does not allow for drop time other than 00:02 UT on 23 Oct
First obs in Southern Madagascar then I expect an obs in Mexico or the
southern to western US .
Ron Lee
At 11:26 AM 10/15/98 -0700, you wrote:
>NOMINAL ORBITS
> PAYLOAD AT SEP
>EPOCH (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS): 295/00:41:01.120
>PERIOD (MIN): 99.830
>INCLINATION (DEG): 25.000
>ECCENTRICITY (DEG): 0.000020
>SEMI-MAJOR AXIS (KM): 7128.5470
>ARGUMENT OF PERIGEE (DEG): 288.100
>RA OF ASCENDING NODE (DEG): 215.011
>MEAN ANOMALY (DEG): 188.200
>START ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:000:11:01.120
>END ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET: 002:00:00.000
>HEIGHT (KM): 743.8473
>INJECTION LATITUDE (DEG): 22.36N
>INJECTION LONGITUDE (DEG): 293.12E
>INJECTION INERTIAL AZIMUTH (DEG): 101.687
>INJECTION TIME (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS): 295/00:41:01.120
>
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