97 20E,F elsets

Bjoern Gimle@tt-tech.se (Gimle@tt-tech.se")
Tue, 06 May 1997 12:01:43 +0200

>The following elsets appeared on OIG:
>
Iridium E
1 24796U 97020E   97125.93361615 -.00939983  00000-0 -13887+0 0    39
2 24796  86.3871 149.1822 0013111 250.6298 109.2993 14.78311844    47
Iridium F
1 24797U 97020F   97125.87044813  .00182220  00000-0  43556-1 0    20
2 24797  86.9133 149.2070 0246754 210.7618 147.8937 14.35800893    30

The F object has a 954 km apogee, around lat. +30  northbound.
Beware of too large - or negative! - ndot2/B* on most elsets !
Are A-E payload shrouds jettisoned in parking orbit, and 
F the final stage, positioned for payload release at apogee ?

The latest set =
1 24792U 97020A   97125.93365952  .00029394  00000-0  40229-2 0    30
2 24792  86.4034 149.2046 0011682 251.3167 108.6699 14.78330309    41
The latest set =
1 24793U 97020B   97125.93365676  .00115308  00000-0  15580-1 0    58
2 24793  86.4008 149.2008 0011490 246.3716 113.6382 14.78368913    49
The latest set =
1 24794U 97020C   97125.93363449 -.00038816  00000-0 -53602-2 0    42
2 24794  86.4018 149.2027 0011450 241.1825 118.8183 14.78443150    45
The latest set =
1 24795U 97020D   97125.93362613  .00114259  00000-0  15376-1 0    33
2 24795  86.4001 149.1998 0012320 247.0879 112.9164 14.78541183    44

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