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 ; Mon, 20 Mar 89 09:46:08 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <4Y9Euby00UkZ8-ek4N@andrew.cmu.edu> Reply-To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU From: space-request+@Andrew.CMU.EDU To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU Date: Mon, 20 Mar 89 09:45:59 -0500 (EST) Subject: SPACE Digest V9 #300 SPACE Digest Volume 9 : Issue 300 Today's Topics: NASA Prediction Bulletins Re: Solar cells on the moon Re: E'Prime Aerospace Corporation Re: Sanger ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 19 Mar 89 01:25:56 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 #475 - Alouette 1 1 00424U 89 68.94840570 0.00000294 34341-3 0 1891 2 00424 80.4626 23.6487 0024405 28.5759 331.6713 13.67087650319256 LAGEOS 1 08820U 89 74.45271146 0.00000001 10000-3 0 6975 2 08820 109.8128 197.9779 0044671 335.7756 24.0671 6.38661432 44643 GOES 2 1 10061U 89 68.04644161 -.00000005 0 2341 2 10061 6.9162 69.4719 0006129 178.1090 182.0834 1.00268529 4377 GPS-0001 1 10684U 89 69.73250309 0.00000012 0 453 2 10684 63.5269 103.8596 0105781 200.4815 159.1665 2.00562739 66555 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 74.09045489 0.00000091 10000-3 0 6119 2 10953 5.7704 75.1189 0005449 44.9125 315.3038 1.00268491 1691 SeaSat 1 1 10967U 89 67.04562361 0.00001269 49441-3 0 881 2 10967 108.0137 79.3458 0001798 272.2250 87.8680 14.34359074559585 GPS-0003 1 11054U 89 66.51382421 -.00000028 0 9861 2 11054 64.0900 341.3052 0051928 117.7110 242.8546 2.00560710 76323 GPS-0004 1 11141U 89 67.62051951 0.00000012 0 1103 2 11141 63.5265 103.8557 0060586 322.7958 36.9243 2.00556827 75045 NOAA 6 1 11416U 89 70.43411263 0.00001128 49240-3 0 8184 2 11416 98.5045 70.3576 0013464 36.4876 323.7239 14.25539196503974 Solar Max 1 11703U 89 74.51944929 0.00076066 16652-2 0 8796 2 11703 28.4905 216.0036 0005689 133.6979 227.3771 15.42682958505319 GPS-0006 1 11783U 89 71.06309858 -.00000028 0 8497 2 11783 63.8869 340.8455 0140384 62.0847 299.3608 2.00566819 65058 GOES 4 1 11964U 89 63.06867812 0.00000085 10000-3 0 532 2 11964 5.2447 74.8076 0024531 81.4499 279.5304 0.99401478 986 GOES 5 1 12472U 89 70.93583218 -.00000249 10000-3 0 7075 2 12472 2.2934 81.6721 0000847 310.0573 50.4614 1.00273426 27634 UOSAT 1 1 12888U 89 73.08728008 0.00061940 12101-2 0 4819 2 12888 97.5734 121.4367 0002429 123.0981 237.0917 15.47253811414228 Meteor 2-08 1 13113U 89 67.58061359 0.00000237 20395-3 0 6288 2 13113 82.5415 138.7347 0015117 352.0579 8.0382 13.83950639351327 Salyut 7 1 13138U 89 74.69913171 -.00027107 -70203-3 0 4764 2 13138 51.6073 54.2568 0002375 73.6903 286.5055 15.38497639393781 Meteor 2-09 1 13718U 89 71.31539952 0.00000333 17021-3 0 7554 2 13718 81.2496 16.3080 0055004 275.2404 84.2509 14.13107860321878 IRAS 1 13777U 89 69.37128844 -.00000012 42906-5 0 6192 2 13777 99.0494 267.8193 0012258 221.4519 138.5722 13.98546540312380 GOES 6 1 14050U 89 70.14476420 0.00000120 0 9173 2 14050 1.0569 83.9331 0000675 276.1676 85.0792 1.00276083 5624 OSCAR 10 1 14129U 89 70.49271510 -.00000036 10000-3 0 3896 2 14129 26.5524 275.5927 6074543 24.7104 355.1329 2.05881509 15201 GPS-0008 1 14189U 89 69.65747160 0.00000011 0 6112 2 14189 63.1566 102.4423 0134266 215.0670 144.1057 2.00572118 41464 Meteor 2-10 1 14452U 89 71.30770276 0.00000727 30922-3 0 6983 2 14452 81.1626 30.6265 0096040 16.5827 343.8463 14.22035837278779 LandSat 5 1 14780U 89 71.63495049 0.00000596 14227-3 0 6686 2 14780 98.1824 135.6846 0002787 157.8185 202.3001 14.57151890267505 UOSAT 2 1 14781U 89 65.13902769 0.00002404 47669-3 0 4153 2 14781 98.0194 126.9038 0012236 287.7031 72.2822 14.63085604267471 LDEF 1 14898U 89 72.51478339 0.00031196 64767-3 0 7806 2 14898 28.5085 127.5565 0002111 215.6622 144.4994 15.44285810276615 GPS-0009 1 15039U 89 70.71069479 0.00000011 0 6330 2 15039 62.8930 101.7093 0015810 277.7435 82.1364 2.00564408 34762 Meteor 2-11 1 15099U 89 67.50354942 0.00000126 10457-3 0 9286 2 15099 82.5278 86.4572 0013590 153.1713 207.0150 13.83618331236192 GPS-0010 1 15271U 89 72.60572609 -.00000028 0 5936 2 15271 63.4119 340.5781 0100229 318.7815 40.5353 2.00565228 31911 Cosmos 1602 1 15331U 89 68.93144955 0.00003143 46231-3 0 9870 2 15331 82.5321 70.0300 0026279 50.3370 310.0157 14.74953425239588 NOAA 9 1 15427U 89 63.68378243 0.00000733 42252-3 0 3394 2 15427 99.1351 48.6326 0014333 246.4287 113.5380 14.11866355217703 Meteor 2-12 1 15516U 89 63.27708110 0.00000235 20181-3 0 557 2 15516 82.5363 28.1973 0018316 52.3563 307.9256 13.84041130206544 Cosmos 1686 1 16095U 89 75.15382893 0.00006245 17173-3 0 1966 2 16095 51.6134 52.0441 0002134 91.7578 268.5219 15.38524210393858 GPS-0011 1 16129U 89 70.26808115 0.00000011 0 3011 2 16129 63.6790 102.2941 0115375 150.6513 210.0660 2.00565165 25073 Meteor 3-1 1 16191U 89 63.12955915 0.00000043 10000-3 0 8079 2 16191 82.5490 310.0375 0018928 199.8230 160.2158 13.16863227161692 Meteor 2-13 1 16408U 89 73.99298480 0.00000266 22911-3 0 4676 2 16408 82.5361 294.5581 0016087 198.2880 161.7815 13.84134591162522 Mir 1 16609U 89 74.66914503 0.00026498 21459-3 0 7422 2 16609 51.6236 113.1046 0011323 119.5498 240.6458 15.70511461176587 SPOT 1 1 16613U 89 74.79621863 -.00032887 -15613-1 0 3953 2 16613 98.7051 150.6976 0001542 87.0811 273.0219 14.20033550 71443 Meteor 2-14 1 16735U 89 63.75386668 0.00000400 35048-3 0 2817 2 16735 82.5417 329.4720 0013805 311.4532 48.5422 13.83871055140016 Cosmos 1766 1 16881U 89 74.44016722 0.00009307 13813-2 0 5484 2 16881 82.5240 124.6148 0024685 48.3797 311.9501 14.74748993141479 EGP 1 16908U 89 66.68751816 -.00000018 17735-3 0 1194 2 16908 50.0132 250.1037 0011436 89.1702 271.0451 12.44376385116772 FO-12 1 16909U 89 67.55289774 -.00000025 10000-3 0 1333 2 16909 50.0189 247.6702 0011159 89.9444 270.2664 12.44398451116874 NOAA 10 1 16969U 89 71.61016418 0.00000742 34688-3 0 2002 2 16969 98.6494 103.9071 0013641 166.0184 194.1374 14.22859192130203 Meteor 2-15 1 17290U 89 63.88429834 0.00000143 12017-3 0 2287 2 17290 82.4660 237.4255 0012559 190.5351 169.5545 13.83670199109193 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 75.17827854 0.00038911 31190-3 0 7015 2 17845 51.6293 110.4567 0010992 101.8930 258.8280 15.70555162112936 RS-10/11 1 18129U 89 73.00439553 0.00000170 17573-3 0 6975 2 18129 82.9281 308.4778 0011363 323.2538 36.7918 13.71951210 86345 Cosmos 1870 1 18225U 89 74.71553814 0.00110533 71046-5 16460-3 0 9312 2 18225 71.8798 306.2685 0010375 241.6358 118.3055 16.04635406 96301 Meteor 2-16 1 18312U 89 64.04956588 0.00000249 21654-3 0 2478 2 18312 82.5573 302.0577 0012969 123.1953 237.0445 13.83435929 78111 Meteor 2-17 1 18820U 89 74.70698855 0.00000371 32259-3 0 901 2 18820 82.5438 354.8413 0016596 166.6208 193.5467 13.84113443 56755 AO-13 1 19216U 89 66.48753782 -.00000081 10000-3 0 312 2 19216 57.2987 217.0442 6676889 200.1058 111.0424 2.09707010 5605 Meteor 3-2 1 19336U 89 71.04618470 0.00000391 10000-2 0 1499 2 19336 82.5420 244.4030 0017707 65.2762 294.9030 13.16852140 30126 NOAA 11 1 19531U 89 72.75390703 0.00000734 42965-3 0 532 2 19531 98.9307 17.2754 0012555 136.8927 223.3236 14.10862315 24016 Soyuz TM-7 1 19660U 89 75.17822463 0.00082710 65146-3 0 1145 2 19660 51.6231 110.4870 0014087 127.7999 232.6771 15.70602226 17251 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 62.29088547 0.00835695 34441-4 42765-3 888 2 19774 64.7310 224.9743 0118332 120.8668 240.4748 16.05799532 5440 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 009A 1 19785U 89 64.10007655 0.00000004 0 152 2 19785 82.6210 21.7655 0013300 342.6503 17.4136 12.64001191 2848 1989 009B 1 19786U 89 64.05975057 0.00000004 0 90 2 19786 82.6234 21.8542 0002898 31.3906 328.7356 12.61808837 2212 1989 009C 1 19787U 89 64.04615570 0.00000004 0 103 2 19787 82.6141 21.8207 0005863 352.0436 8.0561 12.62575495 2829 1989 009D 1 19788U 89 64.11153859 0.00000004 0 154 2 19788 82.6184 21.7715 0009753 336.7874 23.2773 12.63354838 2840 1989 009E 1 19789U 89 64.08980311 0.00000005 0 131 2 19789 82.6106 21.7340 0016252 337.9437 22.0954 12.64579821 2692 1989 009F 1 19790U 89 64.07632704 0.00000004 0 108 2 19790 82.6190 21.7386 0019973 332.7979 27.2071 12.65340209 2845 1989 009G 1 19791U 89 61.07567539 0.00000004 0 64 2 19791 82.6136 23.8826 0035855 159.5753 200.6770 12.54767430 2435 1989 011A 1 19796U 89 70.12140472 -.00000961 23892-2 0 271 2 19796 62.8312 155.6785 7351306 318.3537 4.7200 2.00603065 519 1989 011B 1 19797U 89 70.37006797 0.12769756 42801-4 61542-3 0 507 2 19797 62.7603 63.4907 0045084 114.8928 246.3227 16.36287379 3980 1989 011D 1 19799U 89 68.75865655 -.00000506 -29417-3 0 82 2 19799 62.8505 155.8716 7323117 318.2753 4.8050 2.04037207 494 1989 012A 1 19800U 89 74.83654793 0.00360239 16930-4 88354-3 0 652 2 19800 65.8292 313.8043 1299279 135.3015 236.0662 13.24935973 3825 1989 012B 1 19801U 89 72.57976900 0.00866603 17259-4 17207-2 0 557 2 19801 65.8366 318.4255 1247956 135.9891 235.1050 13.38327896 3530 GPS-0014 1 19802U 89 70.93695796 0.00000015 10000-3 0 167 2 19802 55.1211 215.6503 0077655 186.9612 172.8939 2.01900521 472 1989 013C 1 19804U 89 70.90285396 0.00300086 -25323-5 13233-2 0 351 2 19804 37.3343 195.0818 6017787 221.5148 72.4137 4.13532728 1008 1989 014A 1 19807U 89 71.28462592 0.00001945 11644-1 0 297 2 19807 63.0119 339.2517 7422463 279.9523 11.0108 2.00627083 517 1989 014D 1 19810U 89 65.81107676 -.00000255 62080-3 0 108 2 19810 62.9567 339.9715 7369174 280.0823 11.4029 2.07328796 419 1989 016A 1 19822U 89 69.80598863 0.00027144 21343-2 0 231 2 19822 75.0950 98.3043 4331461 148.1647 247.6056 6.82203347 1152 1989 016B 1 19823U 89 73.36878892 0.00959722 32847-3 36439-2 0 158 2 19823 74.5644 62.0285 0146876 122.6314 240.3979 15.72650683 3199 1989 016C 1 19824U 89 69.49785080 0.00045100 34493-2 0 194 2 19824 75.0909 98.4320 4327449 148.2662 247.4149 6.83128512 1136 1989 017A 1 19826U 89 75.09768636 0.00000354 38350-3 0 309 2 19826 82.9514 216.1894 0029278 215.1836 144.7754 13.71039891 3010 1989 017B 1 19827U 89 68.87720873 -.00000094 -10878-3 0 284 2 19827 82.9506 220.7351 0024358 224.9208 134.9975 13.72510970 2159 1989 018A 1 19851U 89 64.00231668 0.00000117 10000-3 0 114 2 19851 82.5185 242.1954 0013415 238.1615 121.8239 13.83754707 676 1989 018B 1 19852U 89 69.21001521 0.00000116 10000-3 0 92 2 19852 82.5180 238.0499 0016562 211.5528 148.4640 13.83521605 1394 1989 019A 1 19862U 89 75.13342138 0.00555426 40002-4 24662-3 0 407 2 19862 62.8054 342.4945 0122957 42.7842 306.6441 16.06397438 2156 1989 020A 1 19874U 89 71.10990743 -.00000159 10000-3 0 32 2 19874 0.0915 350.2090 0022111 128.0584 241.8479 1.00289695 49 1989 020B 1 19876U 89 71.42102676 -.00000092 10000-4 0 47 2 19876 1.1762 298.2176 0041723 30.5265 328.6898 1.00534537 49 1989 020C 1 19877U 89 69.76624827 0.00049673 51558-2 0 92 2 19877 7.1750 330.3833 7322242 180.3416 178.5125 2.25166267 97 TDRS 3 1 19883U 89 74.01620620 0.00000119 10000-3 0 23 2 19883 0.1556 42.6847 0021228 249.2811 67.7728 1.00432302 25 -- Dr TS Kelso Asst Professor of Space Operations tkelso@blackbird.afit.af.mil Air Force Institute of Technology ------------------------------ Date: 13 Mar 89 21:16:11 GMT From: pitt!cisunx!jcbst3@cadre.dsl.pittsburgh.edu (James C. Benz) Subject: Re: Solar cells on the moon In article <8902280411.AA08018@cmr.icst.nbs.gov> roberts@CMR.ICST.NBS.GOV (John Roberts) writes: > >power storage (3 weeks or more). A pivoting solar array would cost much >more than one just laid flat on high ground, and would only collect about >60% more power (at the equator). It would, however, provide full power *ONLY* 60% ? seems like a lot of power to give up to me. -- Jim Benz jcbst3@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu If a modem University of Pittsburgh answers, UCIR (412) 648-5930 hang up! ------------------------------ Date: 14 Mar 89 23:35:52 GMT From: mailrus!wasatch!uplherc!esunix!bpendlet@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Bob Pendleton) Subject: Re: E'Prime Aerospace Corporation From article <12477749495031@osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu>, by RYAN-S@osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu (stephen): > > > Does anybody have any opinions about which of the small launch companies > (E'Prime, OSC/Hercules, Space Services, Amroc, etc.) have any chance of > commercial success? In talking to their broker, it seems E'Prime is having > some difficulties (although I'm not sure what they are), while we have been > hearing some good things about OSC/Hercules and Space Services (i.e. that > they have some customers lineds up). Any thoughts? > > .Steve I'm biased. My wife and I own a bunch of Hercules stock. The joint venture with OSC is a very small part of Hercules Aerospace divisions total business. And Hercules Aerospace is only part of Hercules' total business. I bought Hercules stock before they went into the commercial launch business. The other companies on your list look awfully iffy to me. But then I'm a very conservative investor. Bob P. -- - Bob Pendleton, speaking only for myself. - UUCP Address: decwrl!esunix!bpendlet or utah-cs!esunix!bpendlet - - Reality is stranger than most can imagine. ------------------------------ Date: 15 Mar 89 17:12:29 GMT From: mailrus!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!utgpu!utzoo!henry@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Henry Spencer) Subject: Re: Sanger In article <1989Mar14.172237.29235@cs.rochester.edu> dietz@cs.rochester.edu (Paul Dietz) writes: >Science reports that the West German government has decided to fund >initial work on Sanger... turboramjet engines to propel a winged >first stage to Mach 5, at which point a LOX/LH2 propelled second stage >... would be released to ascend to orbit. > >This seems like a better idea than HOTOL or NASP: no need to take the >entire vehicle to orbit or to make the first stage capable of flight >at extreme hypersonic speeds. Uh, well, provided you don't call Mach 5 "extreme". Sanger has been presented as a more modest, technologically straightforward alternative to Hotol, but that first stage doesn't sound modest or straightforward to me. The last big hypersonic aircraft was the XB-70, which was only built for Mach 3 and was still mind-bogglingly difficult and costly. -- Welcome to Mars! Your | Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology passport and visa, comrade? | uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu ------------------------------ End of SPACE Digest V9 #300 *******************