Hello all, Has anyone out there ever implemented the Gaussian angles only orbit determination method using f and g series in MathCAD? I followed the method described in Bate-Mueller-White's Fundamentals of Astrodynamics but do not get reasonable answers on use of it. In fact, even after checking my nomenclature and implementation many times over I am still getting a trivial answer if the declination of a satellite is zero for all three of the times it is observed. I have searched on the internet but can't find software that gives the orbital elements from optical sightings - actually I do - but all of the sites that I get to aren't functioning or the links are broken. Any recommendations on doing this either in MathCAD or with any other programs? Thanks in Advance, Amiel Fernandez Senior Consultant Booz Allen Hamilton (703) 377-1681 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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