Greetings, I am in the process of a project at college where I am simulating a satellite system with STK software by AGI (www.stk.com), In my case the Lacrosse system. The three active birds were in the program's database and I found that the ground station is in White Sands. However I do not have a complete set of orbital data on Lacrosse I other than apogee, perigee, and inclination. Can anyone provide a good set of elements for a typical Lax 1 orbit or its final orbit before decomission, or could I take this data from the similar lacrosse 3? My other main question is the communication link system used to reach White Sands. I am assuming that a real time link was desired but perhaps not necessary. Was SDS used as the relay, and can any details or suggestions be provided to some good ones to choose as my simulation relays, and any orbital data on such satellites? I know the classified nature of this information makes this a difficult request, but best guesses are worthy for this project. Of note: I know that I can input satellite orbit data manually, but I dont know of a way to read 2-line format into STK. I may need the "Translated" version of the 2-line format. Thanks in advance, Jared Hopewell Penn State University _________________________________________________________________ Shop online for kids’ toys by age group, price range, and toy category at MSN Shopping. No waiting for a clerk to help you! http://shopping.msn.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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