Pegasus/Orbcomm Orbital Data

Keith Stein (kstein@launchspace.com)
Mon, 21 Sep 1998 07:27:40 -0700

PEGASUS/ORBCOMM LAUNCH NOMINAL ORBITS

                                    STG-3 R/B        FM13 AT SEP     
EPOCH (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS):             265/05:36:17.600 265/06:25:31.160
PERIOD (MIN):                       93.727           101.264        
INCLINATION (DEG):                  44.977           45.020         
ECCENTRICITY (DEG):                 0.029700         0.000003        
SEMI-MAJOR AXIS (KM):               6834.9728        7196.6497      
ARGUMENT OF PERIGEE (DEG):          131.178          271.336         
RA OF ASCENDING NODE (DEG):         245.319          245.089         
MEAN ANOMALY (DEG):                 5.889            51.371        
START ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:000:07:17.600    000:57:11.160   
END ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:  003:00:00.000    001:15:00.000   
HEIGHT (KM):                        254.0092         823.5711      
INJECTION LATITUDE (DEG):           28.67N           25.544S        
INJECTION LONGITUDE (DEG):          307.39E          119.426E        
INJECTION INERTIAL AZIMUTH (DEG):   126.386          51.491         
INJECTION TIME (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS):    265/05:36:17.600 265/06:25:31.160

                                    FM14 AT SEP      FM15 AT SEP     
EPOCH (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS):             265/06:25:31.160 265/06:25:31.160
PERIOD (MIN):                       101.264          101.264        
INCLINATION (DEG):                  45.020           45.020         
ECCENTRICITY (DEG):                 0.000003         0.000003        
SEMI-MAJOR AXIS (KM):               7196.6497        7196.6497      
ARGUMENT OF PERIGEE (DEG):          271.336          271.336         
RA OF ASCENDING NODE (DEG):         245.089          245.089         
MEAN ANOMALY (DEG):                 51.371           51.371         
START ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:000:59:11.160    001:01:11.160   
END ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:  001:15:00.000    001:15:00.000   
HEIGHT (KM):                        823.5711         823.5711      
INJECTION LATITUDE (DEG):           25.54S           25.544S        
INJECTION LONGITUDE (DEG):          119.42E          119.426E        
INJECTION INERTIAL AZIMUTH (DEG):   51.491           51.491         
INJECTION TIME (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS):    265/06:25:31.160 265/06:25:31.160

                                    FM16 AT SEP      FM17 AT SEP     
EPOCH (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS):             265/06:25:31.160 265/06:25:31.160
PERIOD (MIN):                       101.264          101.264        
INCLINATION (DEG):                  45.020           45.020         
ECCENTRICITY (DEG):                 0.000003         0.000003        
SEMI-MAJOR AXIS (KM):               7196.6497        7196.6497      
ARGUMENT OF PERIGEE (DEG):          271.336          271.336         
RA OF ASCENDING NODE (DEG):         245.089          245.089         
MEAN ANOMALY (DEG):                 51.371           51.371         
START ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:001:03:11.160    001:05:11.160   
END ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:  001:15:00.000    002:00:00.000   
HEIGHT (KM):                        823.5711         823.5711      
INJECTION LATITUDE (DEG):           25.54S           25.544S        
INJECTION LONGITUDE (DEG):          119.42E          119.426E        
INJECTION INERTIAL AZIMUTH (DEG):   51.491           51.491         
INJECTION TIME (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS):    265/06:25:31.160 265/06:25:31.160

                                    FM18 AT SEP      FM19 AT SEP     
EPOCH (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS):             265/06:25:31.160 265/06:25:31.160
PERIOD (MIN):                       101.264          101.264        
INCLINATION (DEG):                  45.020           45.020         
ECCENTRICITY (DEG):                 0.000003         0.000003        
SEMI-MAJOR AXIS (KM):               7196.6497        7196.6497      
ARGUMENT OF PERIGEE (DEG):          271.336          271.336         
RA OF ASCENDING NODE (DEG):         245.089          245.089         
MEAN ANOMALY (DEG):                 51.371           51.371         
START ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:001:07:11.160    001:09:11.160   
END ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:  002:00:00.000    002:00:00.000   
HEIGHT (KM):                        823.5711         823.5711      
INJECTION LATITUDE (DEG):           25.54S           25.544S        
INJECTION LONGITUDE (DEG):          119.42E          119.426E        
INJECTION INERTIAL AZIMUTH (DEG):   51.491           51.491         
INJECTION TIME (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS):    265/06:25:31.160 265/06:25:31.160

                                    FM20 AT SEP                      
EPOCH (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS):             265/06:25:31.160                 
PERIOD (MIN):                       101.264                         
INCLINATION (DEG):                  45.020                          
ECCENTRICITY (DEG):                 0.000003                         
SEMI-MAJOR AXIS (KM):               7196.6497                       
ARGUMENT OF PERIGEE (DEG):          271.336                          
RA OF ASCENDING NODE (DEG):         245.089                          
MEAN ANOMALY (DEG):                 51.371                          
START ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:001:11:11.160                    
END ORBIT TIME (HHH:MM:SS.SSS)MET:  002:00:00.000                    
HEIGHT (KM):                        823.5711                       
INJECTION LATITUDE (DEG):           25.54S                          
INJECTION LONGITUDE (DEG):          119.42E                          
INJECTION INERTIAL AZIMUTH (DEG):   51.491                          
INJECTION TIME (D/HH:MM:SS.SSS):    265/06:25:31.160                 


Keith Stein
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