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 ; Sun, 26 Mar 89 00:18:50 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Reply-To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU From: space-request+@Andrew.CMU.EDU To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU Date: Sun, 26 Mar 89 00:18:40 -0500 (EST) Subject: SPACE Digest V9 #313 SPACE Digest Volume 9 : Issue 313 Today's Topics: NASA Prediction Bulletins Re: PHOBOS INFO (was NSS Hotline Update Looking for animation to support Lunar Prospector ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 26 Mar 89 00:30:27 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 #480 - Alouette 1 1 00424U 89 78.75530353 0.00000529 62408-3 0 1926 2 00424 80.4658 13.9897 0024248 3.5275 356.6085 13.67101431320591 LAGEOS 1 08820U 89 79.46363731 0.00000001 10000-3 0 7075 2 08820 109.8178 199.6897 0044693 334.7978 25.0409 6.38664049 44969 GOES 2 1 10061U 89 74.02987874 -.00000005 0 2358 2 10061 6.9315 69.3997 0005954 177.2840 182.8361 1.00269103 4431 GPS-0001 1 10684U 89 78.70726412 0.00000012 0 565 2 10684 63.5311 103.6168 0106439 199.6399 159.9997 2.00562048 66732 GPS-0002 1 10893U 89 75.17357186 -.00000028 0 9649 2 10893 64.5409 344.5503 0151702 28.3912 332.4453 2.00558954 79486 GOES 3 1 10953U 89 75.08001118 0.00000092 10000-3 0 6177 2 10953 5.7985 72.0474 0007842 244.6990 115.4087 1.00271624 02 SeaSat 1 1 10967U 89 80.99351769 0.00002009 75537-3 0 965 2 10967 108.0109 108.0800 0001544 262.0919 98.0013 14.34426451561584 GPS-0003 1 11054U 89 72.49708031 -.00000028 0 9897 2 11054 64.0876 341.1158 0053101 117.2122 243.3465 2.00560498 76445 GPS-0004 1 11141U 89 76.59444471 0.00000012 0 1281 2 11141 63.5285 103.5758 0048429 319.2268 40.4871 2.00575486 75223 NOAA 6 1 11416U 89 77.45287059 0.00002982 12743-2 0 8240 2 11416 98.5048 77.1682 0013375 19.0823 341.0856 14.25585592504970 Solar Max 1 11703U 89 76.71848517 0.00066012 14330-2 0 8843 2 11703 28.4986 200.7134 0003602 105.2988 254.4675 15.42966736505655 GPS-0006 1 11783U 89 75.05171758 -.00000028 0 8520 2 11783 63.9376 340.6669 0137591 62.1949 299.2383 2.00566712 65137 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 73.92726843 -.00000249 10000-3 0 7081 2 12472 2.3037 81.6572 0001215 323.2468 37.1665 1.00272457 27666 UOSAT 1 1 12888U 89 77.80682747 0.00069475 13183-2 0 4904 2 12888 97.5720 126.3722 0002614 107.3943 252.4805 15.48064947414959 Meteor 2-08 1 13113U 89 77.55763725 0.00000409 35950-3 0 6309 2 13113 82.5421 130.8102 0014838 322.7517 37.2668 13.83959735352701 Salyut 7 1 13138U 89 79.63530820 -.00005607 -13913-3 0 4833 2 13138 51.6116 30.1945 0002304 91.0016 269.1765 15.38753796394541 Meteor 2-09 1 13718U 89 77.82946894 0.00000791 41235-3 0 7599 2 13718 81.2502 9.9406 0055044 256.4961 103.0090 14.13123167322794 IRAS 1 13777U 89 77.38397339 0.00000329 25368-3 0 6213 2 13777 99.0472 275.7221 0012721 198.5046 161.5666 13.98552501313502 GOES 6 1 14050U 89 78.12263806 0.00000118 0 9189 2 14050 1.0781 83.9014 0001492 284.2447 77.0995 1.00279157 5702 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 75.14176849 0.00000011 0 6124 2 14189 63.1634 102.2709 0134326 215.0993 144.0664 2.00571799 41579 Meteor 2-10 1 14452U 89 78.06222113 0.00002095 89992-3 0 7022 2 14452 81.1659 23.8591 0095398 357.1090 2.9512 14.22069085279739 LandSat 5 1 14780U 89 81.45445098 0.00002083 47180-3 0 6807 2 14780 98.1787 145.3256 0005234 140.4094 220.1165 14.57151043268930 UOSAT 2 1 14781U 89 73.14050688 0.00002569 50826-3 0 4170 2 14781 98.0197 134.6837 0012496 261.4704 98.5268 14.63126659268642 LDEF 1 14898U 89 78.32953417 0.00045067 91774-3 0 7895 2 14898 28.5078 86.9852 0002535 293.3758 66.6718 15.44874012277514 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 77.91689995 0.00000206 17586-3 0 9291 2 15099 82.5268 78.1722 0013945 124.7829 235.4687 13.83622718237636 GPS-0010 1 15271U 89 75.09859740 -.00000028 0 5969 2 15271 63.3948 340.5164 0099884 319.0764 40.1223 2.00563690 31964 Cosmos 1602 1 15331U 89 77.95382160 0.00007280 10713-2 0 9932 2 15331 82.5367 61.7069 0026037 21.8099 338.4114 14.75078798240918 NOAA 9 1 15427U 89 76.93585771 0.00001711 95676-3 0 3454 2 15427 99.1373 62.1303 0014880 206.6706 153.3703 14.11902595219579 Meteor 2-12 1 15516U 89 80.33806368 0.00000744 65884-3 0 629 2 15516 82.5376 14.6307 0017751 7.3308 352.8107 13.84062743208907 Cosmos 1686 1 16095U 89 77.88176524 0.00006274 17173-3 0 1995 2 16095 51.6102 38.7385 0001960 94.5538 265.6683 15.38665164394278 GPS-0011 1 16129U 89 77.74693852 0.00000011 0 3022 2 16129 63.6917 102.0647 0115300 150.7451 209.9816 2.00565156 25222 Meteor 3-1 1 16191U 89 80.52855433 0.00000043 10000-3 0 8111 2 16191 82.5492 297.7399 0019605 155.8355 204.3702 13.16865349163980 Meteor 2-13 1 16408U 89 81.00490629 0.00000431 37709-3 0 4716 2 16408 82.5362 288.9815 0016423 179.3529 180.7911 13.84142613163493 Mir 1 16609U 89 80.39453676 0.00057652 44585-3 0 7496 2 16609 51.6237 83.8266 0010939 140.2602 219.7953 15.71240974177481 SPOT 1 1 16613U 86019 A 89081.34891990 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 04052 2 16613 098.7024 157.1452 0000779 074.5793 285.6025 14.20068879072374 Meteor 2-14 1 16735U 89 80.09398052 0.00000497 43803-3 0 2840 2 16735 82.5397 316.4880 0013126 263.0589 96.9095 13.83886611142273 Cosmos 1766 1 16881U 89 79.52884301 0.00004898 72530-3 0 5543 2 16881 82.5242 119.9137 0024322 32.4477 327.8286 14.74782968142223 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 78.22025078 0.00001355 61955-3 0 2051 2 16969 98.6498 110.3998 0014082 147.6243 212.5813 14.22885227131143 Meteor 2-15 1 17290U 89 80.37144991 0.00000319 27873-3 0 2335 2 17290 82.4644 224.2021 0014217 142.1984 218.0265 13.83680546111478 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 76.95966614 0.00039351 31190-3 0 7031 2 17845 51.6204 101.3881 0011860 130.8425 229.5488 15.70806527113213 RS-10/11 1 18129U 89 79.05754797 0.00000608 65897-3 0 7021 2 18129 82.9259 304.0023 0010606 303.6905 56.3207 13.71957111 87171 Cosmos 1870 1 18225U 87064 A 89081.31830501 .00239209 00000-0 00000-0 0 09399 2 18225 071.8754 288.4722 0010265 229.7619 130.3216 16.07465903097367 Meteor 2-16 1 18312U 89 80.53951016 0.00000362 31921-3 0 2510 2 18312 82.5541 288.9898 0013806 81.8702 278.4034 13.83446049 80398 Meteor 2-17 1 18820U 89 80.99609503 0.00000626 55178-3 0 954 2 18820 82.5412 349.8408 0016659 151.4112 208.8157 13.84127593 57625 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 80.99942882 0.00000391 10000-2 0 1546 2 19336 82.5412 237.3532 0018434 37.9830 322.2461 13.16854787 31432 NOAA 11 1 19531U 89 78.21452833 0.00001279 73316-3 0 586 2 19531 98.9305 22.7023 0013344 123.6682 236.5795 14.10885239 24783 Soyuz TM-7 1 19660U 89 77.08685853 0.00083448 65146-3 0 1168 2 19660 51.6217 100.7379 0011797 127.0762 233.0647 15.70850647 17559 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 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 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 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 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 75.81756769 0.00347003 16404-4 85006-3 0 669 2 19800 65.8270 311.5020 1296343 134.8360 236.4657 13.25605130 3959 1989 012B 1 19801U 89 73.69979937 -.02887515 17218-4 -51246-2 0 560 2 19801 65.8239 315.7017 1243427 135.5400 235.7857 13.40299809 3688 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 73.79405384 0.00396263 -28712-5 16148-2 0 380 2 19804 37.3842 193.0170 6003260 224.3294 68.9879 4.15875089 1123 1989 014A 1 19807U 89 73.77669857 0.00000818 45909-2 0 320 2 19807 62.9908 338.8975 7424406 279.9051 10.8010 2.00621212 561 1989 014D 1 19810U 89 74.01083987 0.00000351 53426-3 0 119 2 19810 62.9638 338.6130 7367741 280.1537 11.3209 2.07313260 583 1989 016A 1 19822U 89 78.45474634 0.00027893 22863-2 0 331 2 19822 75.1114 94.3353 4326466 142.9786 256.6972 6.82723171 1744 1989 016B 1 19823U 89016 B 89081.29587005 .00773634 00000-0 00000-0 0 00305 2 19823 074.5686 044.4816 0125969 101.3219 260.2745 15.83310232004454 1989 016C 1 19824U 89 79.44848572 0.00054829 43302-2 0 249 2 19824 75.1096 93.8605 4319426 142.2524 259.1648 6.84257340 1818 1989 017A 1 19826U 89 79.47638162 0.00000359 38850-3 0 349 2 19826 82.9517 212.9735 0029626 202.5847 157.4022 13.71043896 3615 1989 017B 1 19827U 89 77.91681824 0.00000442 47097-3 0 313 2 19827 82.9509 214.0777 0024396 199.4009 160.6223 13.72519946 3398 Meteor 2-18 1 19851U 89 78.82541950 0.00000117 10000-3 0 128 2 19851 82.5202 230.3900 0013784 195.0377 165.0437 13.83758831 2721 1989 018B 1 19852U 89 78.90090543 0.00000116 10000-3 0 102 2 19852 82.5191 230.3355 0016771 183.3673 176.7381 13.83523905 2731 1989 019A 1 19862U 89019 A 89081.89849932 .00767727 00000-0 00000-0 0 00549 2 19862 062.7914 315.4540 0119578 071.1423 290.3589 16.06913630003259 1989 020A 1 19874U 89 73.10431533 -.00000158 10000-3 0 41 2 19874 0.1274 335.1659 0023518 153.3454 231.7427 1.00290604 65 1989 020B 1 19876U 89 79.37758420 -.00000035 10000-4 0 95 2 19876 1.1668 297.9366 0041442 30.8537 328.4381 1.00536011 127 1989 020C 1 19877U 89 78.13484681 0.00084699 77497-2 0 115 2 19877 7.0418 326.4962 7311789 187.5757 146.5446 2.26699269 272 TDRS 3 1 19883U 89 74.01622933 0.00000119 10000-3 0 33 2 19883 0.1513 45.8853 0021229 245.8687 68.0145 1.00432301 20 1989 022A 1 19893U 89022 A 89080.64762892 .00012876 00000-0 00000-0 0 00120 2 19893 062.8455 330.1231 0064955 229.2408 130.3938 15.65993924000797 1989 022B 1 19894U 89022 B 89081.26661088 .00954962 00000-0 00000-0 0 00092 2 19894 062.8353 327.0974 0083449 109.7680 251.3387 15.96777556000907 Progress 41 1 19895U 89 77.78709353 0.00074099 28460-3 0 98 2 19895 51.6394 97.2334 0074933 178.5585 181.7440 15.82283664 320 -- Dr TS Kelso Asst Professor of Space Operations tkelso@blackbird.afit.af.mil Air Force Institute of Technology ------------------------------ Date: 23 Mar 89 04:55:00 GMT From: arisia!cdp!jordankatz@lll-winken.llnl.gov Subject: Re: PHOBOS INFO (was NSS Hotline Update Ken, the deal is that the probe PASSES and not ORBITS the moon Phobos. The escape velocity of the moon is 6 mi/hr. And yes the original figure is 150 feet not miles, and that was confirmed to me by DR. LOU FRIEDMAN dir. of the planetary society apon his return from the USSR, after meeting with some big shots there. As for the velocity of the landers, 150 is no great distance to pick up any speed. The harpoon needs as much velocity as it can get so that it will stick into the surface. The hooper is about the size of a basketball and really doesn't hop, I think it kind of rolls, but I'm not sure. It seems to me that in such a low gravity environment the hooper can be lightly accelerated from the spacecraft so that it could achieve a soft landing. The harpoon will need all the help it can get, especially it the surface is solid rock! The last I hear, the USSR issued a news blackout on Phobos so something must be a miss (This is just rumor so don't expect to see that last sentence in the hotline till I can confirm it!). Digitally Yours -Jordan Katz- -NSS Hotline Editor- -NSS Computer Network Coordinator- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Mar 89 20:40 CST From: Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey Subject: Looking for animation to support Lunar Prospector Original_To: SPACE Is there anybody out there who can contribute computer animation services to a worthy space project? Recently a Lunar Prospector Team has been formed to construct, launch, and utilize data from a small satellite that will orbit the Moon and perform a global survey of mineral resources. This effort has the strong support of leaders of many space-advocacy organization, including the Space Studies Institute, the National Space Society, the World Space Foundation, the Lunar Society, the Space Frontier Foundation, and Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. The Space Studies Institute has committed funds for an instrument design workshop and for a full payload design, which will result in blueprints and working subsystems for the spacecraft. A major effort to raise support for the Lunar Prospector, in the form of funds, services, and a launch, must be mounted soon. We must make presentations to many different people to explain the project and solicit their help. Rick Tumlinson, a professional video producer, has offered to contribute his time and effort to create a videotape which will be a keystone of these presentations. The video would be enhanced if high-quality animation sequences could be made to explain the mission profile and the spacecraft configuration. We cannot budget for such animation at commercial rates. But perhaps there's somebody a graphics hardware or software company, or a video production shop, or a university graphics lab reading this. If you would be willing to donate broadcast-quality animation *pro bono*, we would be very interested in discussing the details. Contact Rick Tumlinson of the Space Studies Institute at (609)721-0377 (days) or (212)255-2317 (evenings). Or e-mail to me. ______meson Bill Higgins _-~ ____________-~______neutrino Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory - - ~-_ / \ ~----- proton Bitnet: HIGGINS@FNALB.BITNET | | \ / NEW! IMPROVED! SPAN/Hepnet/Physnet: 43011::HIGGINS - - Now comes with Free ~ Nobel Prizewinner Inside! Internet: HIGGINS%FNAL.BITNET@UICVM.uic.edu ------------------------------ End of SPACE Digest V9 #313 *******************