Return-path: X-Andrew-Authenticated-as: 7997;andrew.cmu.edu;Ted Anderson Received: from holmes.andrew.cmu.edu via trymail for +dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr1/ota/space/space.dl@andrew.cmu.edu (->+dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr1/ota/space/space.dl) (->ota+space.digests) ID ; Tue, 7 Mar 89 03:16:52 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Reply-To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU From: space-request+@Andrew.CMU.EDU To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU Date: Tue, 7 Mar 89 03:16:44 -0500 (EST) Subject: SPACE Digest V9 #280 SPACE Digest Volume 9 : Issue 280 Today's Topics: USSR's Phobos II probe takes second pictures of Martian Moon NASA Prediction Bulletins ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 6 Mar 89 10:36:30 EST From: Glenn Chapman To: XB.N31@forsythe.stanford.edu, space-editors-new@andrew.cmu.edu, yaron@astro.as.utexas.edu Subject: USSR's Phobos II probe takes second pictures of Martian Moon The USSR's Phobos II probe has successfully completed its second photographic set of the Martian moon Phobos. However, Radio Moscow has announced (Mar. 1 - 3) that the pictures were taken, on Feb. 28 - Mar. 1, at 300 to 440 Km (187 - 275 mi), much further than the 100 - 150 Km (63 - 94 mi) expected distance for this pass. That first estimate was made from the initial orbital parameters calculated from the Feb. 22 picture set (done by comparing Phobos' position against known stars). The problem here is to get the orbits (in position and time) of both the probe and the moon known sufficiently well to allow an approach within 80 meters (270 ft.) at the final pass at the beginning of April. Soviet Aerospace (Feb. 20) reports that infra red studies of the Martian surface will allow better mineralogical mapping of the planet. Also the surface of Phobos itself has been found to be 20 degrees hotter than expected (they do not say but I expect Celsius unites). Also the next Russian Mars probe will be in 1994 and include both a Soviet/French balloon rover and a surface station. One correction from a previous posting. The closest pictures that Viking Orbiter 1 took of Phobos were from 480 Km (300 mi) distance, not the 612 Km (382 mi) value that I posted earlier (though perhaps still closer photos were taken - would someone at JPL please post the correct number). The Phobos II mission is now in its most critical phase. The next set of burns must be just right to make the landing attempt. The Russians have a lot of prestige going on this one, plus the more exciting tremendous scientific gain for themselves and the world. This is one of the most important planetary missions of this decade, ranking up there with the Voyager encounters. Yet the press coverage has been rather small (the first photos were only shown in a few places). Is this indicative of the public/press lack of interest in unmanned probes or only the East/West barriers? Glenn Chapman MIT Lincoln Lab ------------------------------ Date: 5 Mar 89 17:22:21 GMT From: tkelso@blackbird.afit.af.mil (TS Kelso) Subject: NASA Prediction Bulletins The most current orbital elements from the NASA Prediction Bulletins are carried on the Celestial RCP/M, (513) 427-0674, and are updated several times weekly. Documentation and tracking software are also available on this system. As a service to the satellite user community, the most current of these elements are uploaded weekly to sci.space. This week's elements are provided below. The Celestial RCP/M may be accessed 24 hours/day at 300, 1200, or 2400 baud using 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity. - Current NASA Prediction Bulletins #467 - Alouette 1 1 00424U 89 54.89660121 0.00000414 48736-3 0 1866 2 00424 80.4642 37.4987 0024630 63.5421 296.8339 13.67080569317332 LAGEOS 1 08820U 89 58.95016117 0.00000001 10000-3 0 6719 2 08820 109.8090 192.6664 0044866 339.1900 20.6625 6.38663226 43655 GOES 2 1 10061U 89 56.07907456 -.00000006 0 2295 2 10061 6.8861 69.6230 0007504 183.5561 176.6154 1.00267108 4256 GPS-0001 1 10684U 89 57.26765817 0.00000012 0 385 2 10684 63.5280 104.2847 0106974 198.1821 161.5430 2.00561935 66304 GPS-0002 1 10893U 89 57.22359504 -.00000028 0 9595 2 10893 64.5327 345.1109 0149391 28.2117 332.6106 2.00559810 79121 GOES 3 1 10953U 89 55.13410862 0.00000087 10000-3 0 5950 2 10953 5.7224 75.3789 0010406 170.6948 186.6390 1.00284521 1507 SeaSat 1 1 10967U 89 56.02641380 0.00002380 88902-3 0 796 2 10967 108.0119 56.6550 0001708 292.7022 67.3911 14.34333551558009 GPS-0003 1 11054U 89 47.06824264 -.00000028 0 9844 2 11054 64.0923 341.9188 0052091 117.2116 243.3248 2.00560185 75934 GPS-0004 1 11141U 89 57.64813371 0.00000012 0 1072 2 11141 63.5237 104.1689 0056622 320.7757 38.8909 2.00552675 74849 NOAA 6 1 11416U 89 55.06256904 0.00001655 71541-3 0 8134 2 11416 98.5054 55.4533 0013069 82.7189 277.5507 14.25505400501785 Solar Max 1 11703U 89 57.04184847 0.00045810 10636-2 0 8621 2 11703 28.4985 337.4506 0003051 259.0978 100.9234 15.40992165502612 GPS-0006 1 11783U 89 54.11105719 -.00000028 0 8450 2 11783 63.8961 341.3703 0139181 62.2446 299.1884 2.00566098 64718 GOES 4 1 11964U 89 31.83054292 -.00000125 10000-3 0 505 2 11964 5.1628 75.4889 0035056 93.1723 267.2187 0.99232053 679 GOES 5 1 12472U 89 55.97802354 -.00000249 10000-3 0 6986 2 12472 2.2581 81.8541 0006155 322.0738 38.3930 1.00279935 27488 UOSAT 1 1 12888U 89 56.90981140 0.00057728 11928-2 0 4656 2 12888 97.5763 104.5142 0002091 30.0894 330.0247 15.45636833411727 Meteor 2-08 1 13113U 89 45.67438189 0.00000448 39388-3 0 6234 2 13113 82.5440 156.1349 0016619 50.1258 310.1384 13.83937442348297 Salyut 7 1 13138U 89 58.52153521 0.00014255 38630-3 0 4578 2 13138 51.6097 133.0271 0001493 21.8055 338.3287 15.37891114391299 Meteor 2-09 1 13718U 89 56.94185363 0.00000737 38325-3 0 7502 2 13718 81.2454 30.3649 0055338 316.8476 42.8344 14.13098466319842 IRAS 1 13777U 89 54.49055910 0.00000606 44674-3 0 6136 2 13777 99.0508 253.1280 0011879 264.0188 95.9590 13.98545766310302 GOES 6 1 14050U 89 57.18028782 0.00000121 0 9133 2 14050 1.0230 84.0966 0001158 265.8465 95.1463 1.00271615 5491 OSCAR 10 1 14129U 89 44.26633241 -.00000008 10000-3 0 3805 2 14129 26.6809 280.2786 6055766 17.2066 356.6793 2.05878097 14662 GPS-0008 1 14189U 89 55.19891594 0.00000011 0 6072 2 14189 63.1539 102.8905 0133816 214.8575 144.3379 2.00572535 41174 Meteor 2-10 1 14452U 89 54.98388436 0.00000911 38862-3 0 6943 2 14452 81.1622 46.9821 0096566 63.3267 297.7911 14.22014081276450 LandSat 5 1 14780U 89 56.04726735 0.00001128 26015-3 0 6593 2 14780 98.1834 120.3711 0002411 196.6437 163.4685 14.57138586265233 UOSAT 2 1 14781U 89 51.11886565 0.00003072 60718-3 0 4119 2 14781 98.0217 113.2791 0012975 334.6593 25.4035 14.63015973265428 LDEF 1 14898U 89 56.61253979 0.00034572 74048-3 0 7680 2 14898 28.5073 238.3879 0002931 65.2114 294.8143 15.43380403274152 GPS-0009 1 15039U 89 54.25727434 0.00000011 0 6254 2 15039 62.8975 102.2306 0016051 280.2314 79.6734 2.00564557 34438 Meteor 2-11 1 15099U 89 53.11283506 0.00000305 26575-3 0 9259 2 15099 82.5292 97.9067 0012490 194.8229 165.2562 13.83614838234206 GPS-0010 1 15271U 89 59.14363796 -.00000028 0 5777 2 15271 63.3995 341.0251 0099817 318.7981 40.4804 2.00563946 31649 Cosmos 1602 1 15331U 89 56.51636158 0.00003661 53980-3 0 9809 2 15331 82.5348 81.4843 0026710 87.1882 273.2308 14.74886012237753 NOAA 9 1 15427U 89 54.89618662 0.00001908 10654-2 0 3350 2 15427 99.1382 39.6904 0013944 271.7457 88.2141 14.11854017216463 Meteor 2-12 1 15516U 89 56.40925582 0.00000229 19636-3 0 543 2 15516 82.5350 33.6579 0018173 69.8106 290.5016 13.84037948205597 Cosmos 1686 1 16095U 89 58.97619070 0.00142848 37068-2 0 1804 2 16095 51.6086 130.8126 0001505 340.0854 18.8717 15.37952435391363 GPS-0011 1 16129U 89 55.80900170 0.00000011 0 2972 2 16129 63.6754 102.7382 0115282 150.5772 210.1575 2.00565282 24783 Meteor 3-1 1 16191U 89 56.67141442 0.00000043 10000-3 0 8062 2 16191 82.5489 314.6025 0018911 217.4372 142.5499 13.16861784160841 Meteor 2-13 1 16408U 89 56.71607563 0.00000318 27622-3 0 4642 2 16408 82.5366 308.2995 0014884 255.3354 104.6139 13.84127307160130 Mir 1 16609U 89 58.55934439 0.00032020 27751-3 0 7117 2 16609 51.6199 195.2934 0009040 64.8483 295.4568 15.68787694174051 SPOT 1 1 16613U 89 59.71763200 0.00001911 91576-3 0 3798 2 16613 98.7075 135.8582 0001774 105.0555 255.0625 14.20019889 69302 Meteor 2-14 1 16735U 89 56.74059231 0.00000455 40029-3 0 2805 2 16735 82.5378 335.0407 0014644 330.7979 29.2409 13.83865345139045 Cosmos 1766 1 16881U 89 59.17321438 0.00002956 43806-3 0 5322 2 16881 82.5241 138.7097 0025097 94.5802 265.8295 14.74625767139227 EGP 1 16908U 89 52.39127110 -.00000032 50187-4 0 1185 2 16908 50.0134 294.0547 0011349 52.8679 307.3191 12.44375265114992 FO-12 1 16909U 89 38.07742442 -.00000025 10000-3 0 1299 2 16909 50.0179 338.2722 0011061 13.5524 346.5603 12.44397497113209 NOAA 10 1 16969U 89 56.56136282 0.00000884 41055-3 0 1957 2 16969 98.6495 89.1279 0013145 210.8253 149.2153 14.22837126128063 Meteor 2-15 1 17290U 89 57.01462540 0.00000177 15034-3 0 2274 2 17290 82.4664 242.9385 0012373 211.0700 148.9716 13.83669198108246 GOES 7 1 17561U 89 32.87866317 -.00000103 10000-3 0 2270 2 17561 0.0936 256.3952 0004029 308.3915 155.2428 0.99988189 408 Kvant 1 17845U 89 58.94147556 0.00076114 64797-3 0 6841 2 17845 51.6211 193.3410 0008630 62.1770 297.7604 15.68842483110381 RS-10/11 1 18129U 89 59.14771684 0.00000206 21587-3 0 6833 2 18129 82.9305 318.7092 0012256 1.6595 358.4546 13.71947670 84442 Cosmos 1870 1 18225U 89 59.74230074 0.00202677 20953-4 24771-3 0 9087 2 18225 71.8835 346.4759 0009455 220.6694 139.3604 16.07803679 93906 Meteor 2-16 1 18312U 89 56.02152460 0.00000444 39473-3 0 2457 2 18312 82.5596 308.4176 0012403 144.7916 215.4060 13.83433497 77000 Meteor 2-17 1 18820U 89 56.99603652 0.00000328 28394-3 0 887 2 18820 82.5420 8.9071 0015677 218.7896 141.2143 13.84100723 54301 AO-13 1 19216U 89 40.26552022 0.00000016 10000-3 0 300 2 19216 57.3661 220.4414 6656511 198.6348 115.5647 2.09697875 5057 Meteor 3-2 1 19336U 89 56.61020462 0.00000391 10000-2 0 1404 2 19336 82.5415 254.6109 0016841 98.4446 261.8541 13.16854525 28222 NOAA 11 1 19531U 89 56.93903815 0.00000735 43023-3 0 489 2 19531 98.9286 1.5588 0011984 181.5048 178.6086 14.10838628 21785 Soyuz TM-7 1 19660U 89 58.87780739 0.00055047 47121-3 0 967 2 19660 51.6167 193.6718 0009379 59.8648 300.2381 15.68834174 14697 1989 001A 1 19749U 89 40.54122425 0.00000021 10000-3 0 386 2 19749 64.8623 174.9880 0005168 283.2404 76.6691 2.13102189 665 1989 001B 1 19750U 89 40.59991529 0.00000021 10000-3 0 450 2 19750 64.8828 174.9892 0004542 255.2470 104.6752 2.13102350 664 1989 001C 1 19751U 89 40.53193346 0.00000021 10000-3 0 377 2 19751 64.8741 174.9866 0009234 258.6758 101.1945 2.13155878 668 1989 004A 1 19765U 89 54.19227353 0.00000128 10000-3 0 339 2 19765 1.3989 275.6559 0003155 5.8146 353.6677 1.00268906 297 1989 005A 1 19769U 89 55.10021662 0.00001025 40018-3 0 306 2 19769 74.0516 316.4605 0024727 272.7543 87.0772 14.30612361 4073 1989 005B 1 19770U 89 50.86702685 0.00001455 54285-3 0 215 2 19770 74.0501 323.9885 0010082 334.3912 25.6812 14.32723153 1159 1989 006A 1 19772U 89 55.48390477 0.00000159 10000-3 0 118 2 19772 0.2087 251.0704 0000423 199.4920 274.2401 1.00549883 274 1989 006B 1 19773U 89 51.59748649 -.00000028 10000-3 0 223 2 19773 8.3619 304.3248 7193679 197.0819 112.5227 2.25492156 564 1989 007A 1 19774U 89 59.74838115 0.00860388 35015-4 34496-3 830 2 19774 64.7308 234.4718 0101634 104.4135 256.8950 16.11540937 5030 1989 004F 1 19776U 89 51.66873718 -.00000014 10000-3 0 157 2 19776 1.4337 275.9987 0024481 313.1242 46.1872 0.97994013 271 1988 095F 1 19777U 89 51.96943673 -.00000106 10000-3 0 151 2 19777 1.2029 275.1382 0012733 74.3464 285.1558 0.97939774 266 1989 008A 1 19783U 89 59.89695884 0.00048206 41226-3 0 297 2 19783 51.6185 188.4651 0008383 75.0267 285.0933 15.68926096 2923 1989 009A 1 19785U 89 56.73881784 0.00000004 0 144 2 19785 82.6202 26.4497 0013337 359.5698 0.5403 12.64001214 1910 1989 009B 1 19786U 89 56.44782998 0.00000004 0 83 2 19786 82.6223 26.6771 0003088 43.0972 317.0362 12.61808705 1257 1989 009C 1 19787U 89 56.51810065 0.00000004 0 90 2 19787 82.6137 26.6020 0006102 8.7818 351.3381 12.62575376 1872 1989 009D 1 19788U 89 56.98409471 0.00000004 0 143 2 19788 82.6185 26.3026 0009775 353.2644 6.8313 12.63354945 1946 1989 009E 1 19789U 89 57.04838105 0.00000004 0 120 2 19789 82.6104 26.2249 0016336 353.7212 6.3674 12.64579928 1802 1989 009F 1 19790U 89 58.06703936 0.00000004 0 94 2 19790 82.6184 25.5720 0020046 346.4755 13.5780 12.65340173 2080 1989 009G 1 19791U 89 48.15844392 0.00000004 0 52 2 19791 82.6117 31.9738 0035307 188.6063 171.2854 12.54766929 813 1989 010A 1 19792U 89 59.75118384 0.00012183 10918-3 0 252 2 19792 82.3577 41.3771 0038211 65.6456 294.8491 15.67125428 2833 1989 011A 1 19796U 89 60.15196515 -.00000876 36749-2 0 160 2 19796 62.8382 157.1306 7357118 318.3258 4.6555 2.00621730 318 1989 011B 1 19797U 89 59.60136482 0.01001475 37001-4 12487-2 0 318 2 19797 62.7768 105.6762 0200628 119.9113 242.2703 15.78885793 2262 1989 011C 1 19798U 89 60.14856509 0.03210568 39482-4 10833-2 0 303 2 19798 62.8282 102.8134 0140331 119.4982 242.3041 16.05522227 2379 1989 011D 1 19799U 89 46.21217484 0.00000057 10000-3 0 21 2 19799 62.8541 159.1949 7346517 318.2136 4.6149 2.02856895 30 1989 012A 1 19800U 89 59.75050530 0.00324518 15863-4 80923-3 0 406 2 19800 65.8376 348.8520 1348092 142.3414 228.0117 13.13878489 1836 1989 012B 1 19801U 89 59.25791545 0.00646766 16434-4 14068-2 0 335 2 19801 65.8427 349.8186 1327767 142.4156 227.8853 13.19624603 1762 GPS-0012 1 19802U 89 56.07071015 0.00000015 10000-3 0 89 2 19802 55.1294 216.2430 0090905 180.3094 179.6527 2.01388764 178 1989 013C 1 19804U 89 55.28212454 0.00224925 83456-6 16498-2 0 130 2 19804 37.3550 206.1528 6067167 206.4758 102.4213 4.05271697 369 1989 014A 1 19807U 89 59.81941201 0.00000067 36515-3 0 167 2 19807 62.9344 341.0921 7425430 279.8521 11.0735 2.00594854 288 1989 014B 1 19808U 89 59.76264817 0.05140174 41234-4 98380-3 0 349 2 19808 62.9508 291.7467 0074890 66.0269 295.0984 16.23456931 2123 1989 014C 1 19809U 89 59.58893690 0.01072291 10266-4 13993-2 0 243 2 19809 62.9425 293.1537 0115305 67.6367 293.9596 15.94662356 2087 1989 014D 1 19810U 89 52.78757589 -.00000087 11447-2 0 28 2 19810 62.9621 342.1172 7370636 279.9669 11.4271 2.07324028 146 1989 015A 1 19818U 89 59.74414371 0.00203792 11992-4 12317-3 0 244 2 19818 62.8061 278.4438 0027160 119.6496 240.7296 16.17105436 1791 1989 016A 1 19822U 89 60.12343702 0.00026169 19924-2 0 156 2 19822 75.1047 102.7287 4335826 153.9594 236.6441 6.81709945 490 1989 016B 1 19823U 89 58.09250413 0.00319385 28585-4 17374-2 0 72 2 19823 74.5706 95.2199 0182616 164.0143 196.1210 15.59722519 806 1989 016C 1 19824U 89 56.30543156 0.00050937 38172-2 0 31 2 19824 75.1252 104.4708 4335169 156.1634 232.2492 6.81930101 237 1989 017A 1 19826U 89 58.45853538 0.00043523 48219-1 0 157 2 19826 82.9460 228.4136 0029058 262.5678 97.1870 13.71053278 732 1989 017B 1 19827U 89 57.57794104 0.00000253 26344-3 0 142 2 19827 82.9488 229.0590 0024430 253.9487 105.8571 13.72564721 607 1989 018A 1 19851U 89 59.73617018 0.00000006 0 49 2 19851 82.5186 245.5953 0013434 251.1574 108.9075 13.83764481 71 1989 018B 1 19852U 89 60.09769138 0.00000116 10000-3 0 49 2 19852 82.5210 245.3061 0016572 241.7251 118.2740 13.83467912 130 -- Dr TS Kelso Asst Professor of Space Operations 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