[amsat-bb] Keps for AO40 orbit 307

["i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxxxxx>]

Hi  All,

Using this modified element set 100 i got the AOS on perigee of orbit 306 at
18:55 UTC instead of 18:45 UTC as predicted by IT and hence with only 10
minutes of delay.

The AOS was at perigee because of the high rate of  frequency change  for
Doppler.

I  decoded 228 TLM blocks all with CRCC OK

Signals where extremely strong with  no QSB up to 19:53 UTC

The first A block was received at 18:58:34
The last A block was received at 19:53:16

I  have modified again the element set 100 for the orbit 307 tacking in to
account to advance the AOS by 10 minutes.

I hope this element set will work for orbit 307

USED FOR ORBIT 306                                MODIFIED FOR ORBIT 307

Satellite: AO-40
Catalog number: 26609
Epoch time:      01176.01392904
Element set:     100
Inclination:        5.3129 deg
RA of node:       179.7299 deg
Eccentricity:    0.8149681
Arg of perigee:   290.2833 deg .............................. 282.000 deg
Mean anomaly:   344.000 deg  .............................. 338.5000 deg
Mean motion:    1.27126538 rev/day
Decay rate:       -8.0e-07 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:             299
Checksum:         --------------

73 de i8CVS Domenico




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