RE: [amsat-bb] Two different programs, two different answers..

["Bill Jones" <wejones@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>  JR> And DONT ignore drag terms.
> 
> Most definitely! :-)
> 

I'm confused about this.  I've used a program for years that ignores drag 
terms, and it used to never differ from more comprehensive programs by more 
than a minute, except for MIR. And even with MIR, it is only when MIR has 
decayed to a low altitude like it was earlier this year.  I say "used to 
never differ" because I still seem to have some Y2K issues with the program 
that I can't figure out, but that is another story.  However back to the drag 
issue, I was of the opinion that except for low altitude sats with 
significant drag like MIR, that drag could be ignorred if you replace your 
keps every 2 weeks or so.  Is this wrong? If so, which sats give a problem 
with drag... ie perhaps I've just been lucky to have only tracked sats for 
which drag isn't important.

 
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