Possible elsets for NROL-1 and Centaur

From: Mike McCants (mmccants@io.com)
Date: Wed Sep 01 2004 - 13:33:00 EDT

  • Next message: Ted Molczan: "RE: Possible elsets for NROL-1 and Centaur" 

    The payload should have a 717 minute period:

NROL-1 
1 99991U          04245.01643588 0.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    00
2 99991  59.2900 231.1000 7450000 304.8700 356.1300  2.00500000    04

But it should maneuver to a 63 degree inclination.

The Centaur may be in a lower orbit, but the mean motion is
very uncertain:

NROL-1 Centaur   
1 99992U          04245.01789074 0.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    02
2 99992  59.2900 231.1000 7450000 303.8700 357.1300  2.05000000    05

These elsets fit Ted's observations.

Mike McCants

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