The STSS Demo satellites were launch on 2009 Sep 25, at 12:20 UTC, from Cape
Canaveral, aboard a Delta 2 rocket.
I have updated the search elements for the actual launch time.
Parking orbit 185 X 1537 km
1 77001U 09268.52120719 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00
2 77001 54.6000 91.4131 0933762 36.2000 18.3000 14.09479000 08
Payload 1 1346 X 1352 km
1 77004U 09268.54709493 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 07
2 77004 58.0000 90.9532 0003600 216.2526 335.5000 12.77975000 08
Payload 2 1339 X 1350 km
1 77005U 09268.55224538 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 01
2 77005 58.0000 90.9393 0007193 216.2579 359.0000 12.79123000 01
Payload numbers are in order of separation from the 2nd stage.
RAANs are accurate to 1 deg, at best. Argument of perigee of the payload orbits
is a guess.
Rough guesses for the final orbit of the Delta II's 2nd stage, for inclination
changes of minus and plus 2 deg:
179 X 1350 km
1 77007U 09268.59375003 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 01
2 77007 56.0000 88.3462 0820000 206.4000 204.0000 14.38000000 09
179 X 1351 km
1 77008U 09268.59375003 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 02
2 77008 60.0000 93.1549 0820000 203.8000 204.0000 14.38000000 06
Ted Molczan
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