[sarex] STS-103 Nominal Orbital Data

["Kenneth J. Ernandes" <n2wwd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Below is the nominal State Vector and Keplerian Elements for 
STS-103.  The vector data comes from NASA; the Keplerian Elements 
were computed from the vector.  

This file may be read by VEC2TLE version 9648 to update your 
Keplerian Elements text file.

Vector format = 10117
Satellite Name:         STS-103
Catalog Number:         99103            
Epoch MET:                  0.03520680556
                           0/00:50:41.868 MET
EFG E:                     2143847.449639 ft
    F:                    20187122.111640 ft
    G:                   -10410939.011664 ft
    Edot:                   -22903.959277 ft/s
    Fdot:                      539.252752 ft/s
    Gdot:                    -3299.961330 ft/s
ndot/2 (drag):              0.00003279256 rev/day^2
nddt/6:                       0.00000E+00 rev/day^3
Bstar:                        3.84501E-05 1/Earth Radii
Elset #:                                1
Rev @ Epoch:                1.70568227552

Launch scheduled: 1999-DEC-09 0610 UTC

Note that "99103" is a temporary catalog number.  A permanent 
catalog number and international designator will be assigned when
STS-103 is launched.

The following Keplerian elements were computed by VEC2TLE from this
vector, using a 0.5 drag multiplier:

STS-103     
1 99103U          99343.29215125  .00003279  00000-0  38450-4 0    16
2 99103  28.4726  15.5635 0200064  53.2815 200.7736 15.39769321    16

Satellite: STS-103     
Catalog number: 99103
Epoch time:      99343.29215125
Element set:       1
Inclination:       28.4726 deg
RA of node:        15.5635 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0200064
Arg of perigee:    53.2815 deg
Mean anomaly:     200.7736 deg
Mean motion:   15.39769321 rev/day
Decay rate:    3.27926e-05 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:               1
Checksum:              282

VEC2TLE may be downloaded from <http://www.mindspring.com/~n2wwd>.

Ken Ernandes
n2wwd@amsat.org
http://www.mindspring.com/~n2wwd


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