According to the JSC elsets, STS will eventually go into a lower orbit than SimpleSat. This is what I'm now seeing from this array of elsets. (To follow this, look at the REVS column, the MMs and the drag factors.) Cheers. Walter Nissen --- ISS cott 1 25544U 98067A 01232.43953704 .00012692 00000-0 17937-3 0 3683 2 25544 51.6407 124.8879 0008373 17.6594 334.1969 15.56905359157104 ISS weav 1 25544U 98067A 01232.69776091 .00042100 00000-0 53800-3 0 9012 2 25544 51.6350 123.5926 0008188 18.4310 341.7140 15.56916901 37173 STS-105 kene 1 26888U 01035A 01232.67475347 .00002574 00000-0 33444-4 0 421 2 26888 51.6350 123.7090 0012630 29.5265 201.5717 15.58036689 1541 STS-105 oig 1 26888U 01035A 01232.67516184 .00006592 00000-0 92787-4 0 346 2 26888 51.6350 123.7076 0012146 31.2741 202.1072 15.57956808 1539 SHUTTLE weav 1 26888U 01035A 01232.89014242 .00042100 00000-0 53800-3 0 9029 2 26888 51.6376 122.6254 0020838 26.1698 334.0506 15.60082177 1589 UNK simplesat don gardner 1 26889U 01035B 01232.79166667 .00006429 00000-0 91535-4 0 10 2 26889 51.6372 123.1222 0013346 40.9506 126.2959 15.57679859 1561 --- 39.000 77.000 0. DC <---------------- 1950 17.5 10 F F F F F *** 2001 Aug 21 *** Times are UT *** 045 935 H M S TIM AL AZI C U MAG REVS HGT SHD RNG EW PHS R A DEC 26888 SHUTTLE 0 59 27 .0 54 220 C 129 19.2 3.3 399 258 486 2.6 87 1616 9.2 0 59 50 .0 54 220 C 130 19.3 6.3 403 261 492 2.6 87 1616 9.0 0 59 52 .0 54 220 C 130 19.3 6.3 403 260 492 2.6 87 1616 8.9 26889 UNK simplesat 0 59 56 .0 54 220 C 130 19.3 4.2 402 260 492 2.6 87 1616 8.8 25544 ISS Complex .1 1 0 14 .0 53 220 C 130 -.6 6.3 407 263 499 2.5 87 1615 8.7 1 0 15 .0 53 220 C 130 -.6 10.3 407 263 498 2.5 87 1615 8.7 *** 2001 Aug 22 *** Times are UT *** 043 936 H M S TIM AL AZI C U MAG REVS HGT SHD RNG EW PHS R A DEC 26888 SHUTTLE 1 37 31 .0 12 229 C 138 22.6 19.3 400 143 1323 .9 99 1458 -21.5 1 39 57 .0 11 229 C 139 22.7 22.3 404 136 1363 .8 99 1458 -21.7 1 40 3 .0 11 229 C 139 22.8 22.3 403 136 1364 .8 99 1458 -21.7 26889 UNK simplesat 1 40 23 .0 11 229 C 139 22.8 20.3 403 134 1369 .8 99 1458 -21.8 25544 ISS Complex .1 1 41 23 .0 11 229 C 139 2.9 22.3 407 134 1387 .8 99 1458 -21.8 1 41 27 .0 11 230 C 139 2.9 26.3 407 133 1388 .8 99 1458 -21.8 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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