Re: Lunar Prospector TLEs

Ron Lee (ronlee@pcisys.net)
Sat, 03 Jan 1998 13:42:47 -0700 

Lunar
1 88888U 98-xxx A 98006.10251157  .00000670  00000-0  00000-0 0    10
2 88888  29.1520 303.7500 0025480 192.2960 121.2530 16.37615000    11

I used the epoch time and it seems to translate reasonably well back to 
being over the Cape at 01:31 UT (launch Time).   I welcome any corrections
to make it right.  Also I have not done anything with the insertion
orbit (no period or semi-major axis).  By over the Cape, I mean the 
ground track.  It is actually WEST of the Cape (on-orbit) at launch time

If this elset is correct, I do not have a pass while in low earth orbit.
The Houston type folks might.   My only chance to see it is early in the 
transfer orbit, if all other conditions are ok.

Ron Lee

At 01:20 PM 1/3/98 -0500, you wrote:
>LUNAR PROSPECTOR NOMINAL ORBITS
>
>                                    LUNAR PROSPECTOR LUNAR PROSPECTOR
>EPOCH (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS):             006/02:27:37.000 006/02:28:37.000
>PERIOD (MIN):                         87.928         ********
>INCLINATION (DEG):                   29.152           29.156
>ECCENTRICITY (DEG):                 0.002548         0.967634
>SEMI-MAJOR AXIS (KM):                6550.0796       **********
>ARGUMENT OF PERIGEE (DEG):          192.296          318.569
>RA OF ASCENDING NODE (DEG):         303.075          303.069
>MEAN ANOMALY (DEG):                 121.253            0.700
>START ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:000:56:37.000    000:56:38.000
>END ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:  002:56:20.000    252:00:00.000
>HEIGHT (KM):                          179.3983       24143.0763
>INJECTION LATITUDE (DEG):            20.71S            3.798S
>INJECTION LONGITUDE (DEG):          118.31E          343.086E
>INJECTION INERTIAL AZIMUTH (DEG):    68.895          121.133
>INJECTION TIME (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS):    006/02:27:37.000 006/02:28:37.000
>
>Is there someone out there that can convert these parameters into two-line
>elements and send me a copy back?
>
>Thanks.
>
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