Re: [amsat-bb] AOS-AO40 Ernandes set five

[K5OE@xxxxxxx]

Ken, Cliff, et al.:
Using set 5 and setting two computers to exactly the WWV 
"dong," I listened for the mode S beacon's AOS.  Unfortunately, I have to 
report I heard the beacon 12 seconds early per WinOrbit and 8 seconds early 
per Uni-Trac.  Can't you tighten up these keps ???  :-))))

Seriously, Ken, thanks for the periodic updates and all the hard work.
73,
Jerry, K5OE

> I am maintaining independent sequence numbers for the AMSAT OSCAR 40
>  Keplerian elements I compute.  These are posted on the AMSAT-NA site as 
well
>  as on the AMSAT BB mailing list.  These should not be correlated with
>  NORAD/Space Command element set numbers.
>  
>  Once AO-40 performs its first maneuver in the next few days, its orbit will
>  be significantly different from everything else associated with the Ariane
>  135 launch.  Thus Space Command will no longer have difficulty
>  sidtinguishing it from the other spacecraft.
>  
>  73, Ken N2WWD
>  
>  
>  
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Clifford Buttschardt <cbuttsch@slonet.org>
>  To: G Payton <n5gpc@earthlink.net>
>  Cc: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
>  Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 1:29 PM
>  Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AOS-AO40 Ernandes set five
>  
>  
>  > Confirming mode S on at (9dec) 17:34:02 MA 15, off at 18:12:59 ma 30
>  > For N5GPC and others needing set five:
>  >
>  > AO40 set 5
>  > obj # #26609
>  > epoc 00 343.500000
>  > incl 6.3783
>  > raan 240.2081
>  > exec 0.734748
>  > arp 190.5533
>  > ma 201.9831
>  > mm 2.03015472
>  > decay 1 e-08
>  > orbit 45
>  >
>  > Yes there is confusion as to what set number goes with what source.  Ken
>  > Ernandes is a devoted AMSAT member and has consistently been "spot on!".
>  > He calls this set five so I'll simply pass this on with that number.  
This
>  > set is the only one in which the Mean Anomaly appears accurate as noted 
by
>  > the S band beacon on and off times.     Cliff K7RR
>  >
>  >
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