Re: Integral Orbit

From: thomsona (thomsona@flash.net)
Date: Fri Oct 18 2002 - 08:36:22 EDT

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> Then INTEGRAL's own propulsion system will bring
>the spacecraft to its operational 72-hour orbit with an initial perigee height of
>9000 kilometres and the apogee height of 155 000 kilometres. The perigee
>height increases throughout the mission to about 13 000 kilometres after 5
>years. In addition to the orbit shape, the inclination also changes drastically
>to 85° after 5 years.

Is ESA going to publish the current orbital elements? NORAD's
coverage of objects in such orbits has been a bit spotty in the past.


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