Hello I wanted to plot the position of the Apollo 16 Saturn IVB booster in trans-lunar trajectory (on the way to the Moon) in 1972. I obtained the two line elements, which I "believe" are the trans-lunar elements 1 00601U 63174.97885867 .00885526 27 2 00601 69.8619 172.9878 0483667 138.6852 225.0868 15.21267116 1270 Nova For Windows doesn't see these as valid elements. Probably because the satellite has escaped Earth orbit. How can I convert these two line elements into Sun centered Keplarian elements for use in other planetarium programs. Or is there a way to use them in NFW? Dale Ireland ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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