Return-path: X-Andrew-Authenticated-as: 7997;andrew.cmu.edu;Ted Anderson Received: from beak.andrew.cmu.edu via trymail for +dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr11/tm2b/space/space.dl@andrew.cmu.edu (->+dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr11/tm2b/space/space.dl) (->ota+space.digests) ID ; Fri, 30 Nov 1990 03:49:04 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Precedence: junk Reply-To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU From: space-request+@Andrew.CMU.EDU To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU Date: Fri, 30 Nov 1990 03:48:28 -0500 (EST) Subject: SPACE Digest V12 #597 SPACE Digest Volume 12 : Issue 597 Today's Topics: Re: Total Solar Eclipses Re: STS 38 Observation Reports -- red? Re: Request for information on the SARSAT satellites Re: Translunar/interplanetary shuttle? NASA Prediction Bulletins, Part 2 NASA element sets available for FTP Re: Big bang discovered 1400 years ago ? Administrivia: Submissions to the SPACE Digest/sci.space should be mailed to space+@andrew.cmu.edu. Other mail, esp. [un]subscription notices, should be sent to space-request+@andrew.cmu.edu, or, if urgent, to tm2b+@andrew.cmu.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 30 Nov 90 01:23:47 GMT From: prism!ccoprmd@gatech.edu (Matthew DeLuca) Subject: Re: Total Solar Eclipses In article <1990Nov29.221429.25825@zoo.toronto.edu> henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes: >Beware that accommodations and such are already *very* heavily booked. >Don't just go, in hopes that you can find a place to stay; there won't >be any vacancies. I don't know about South America, but July in Baja California is pretty nice; just pitch a tent! -- Matthew DeLuca Georgia Institute of Technology Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, Office of Information Technology for they are subtle, and quick to anger. Internet: ccoprmd@prism.gatech.edu ------------------------------ Date: 25 Nov 90 08:28:53 GMT From: unmvax!ariel.unm.edu!ghostwheel.unm.edu!john@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (John Prentice) Subject: Re: STS 38 Observation Reports -- red? In article <1990Nov25.012010.8420@maytag.waterloo.edu> dmurdoch@watstat.waterloo.edu (Duncan Murdoch) writes: >>If the red color of the shuttle was due to the passage of light through >>the atmosphere, as has been suggested by people on the net, then why >>haven't people been seeing this phenomena regularly over the last 30 >>years? > >But they have, and for much longer than 30 years. The moon often appears >reddish during a lunar eclipse. > >Duncan Murdoch Good point and I concede! John Prentice john@unmfys.unm.edu ------------------------------ Date: 28 Nov 90 17:14:08 GMT From: swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!ogicse!zephyr.ens.tek.com!ronk@ucsd.edu (Ron Kirkpatrick) Subject: Re: Request for information on the SARSAT satellites >> >>I am looking for any information about the SARSAT search and rescue >>satellites. > >The SARSAT project was managed by Goddard Space Center, however, there is >no longer a listing in the current (10/90) or previous (4/90) internal >phonebooks for the SARSAT project manager. This means the project is >no longer operational or that management has been transfered to another >agency. You could try the GSFC Public Affairs Office (301-286-6255) or >possibly NOAA. > Another place you might check is the US Air Force. The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) receives it's emergency alerts from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) at Scotts AFB. Sorry I don't have any further information. Ron Kirkpatrick ronk@zephyr.ens.tek.com 503-627-6707 ------------------------------ Date: 29 Nov 90 22:36:08 GMT From: usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!dahm.engin.umich.edu!sheppard@apple.com (Ken Sheppardson) Subject: Re: Translunar/interplanetary shuttle? millard@eos.UUCP (Millard Edgerton) writes: >If the engines(mains) are not restartable, HOW DO THEY FIRE TO DE-ORBIT? > They don't. The main engines aren't used to de-orbit. If you look at a picture of an orbiter, you'll see that above the three main engine nozzles are two smaller nozzles used for de-orbit. >THINK ABOUT IT! Better yet, look it up. =============================================================================== Ken Sheppardson Email: kcs@sso.larc.nasa.gov Space Station Freedom Advanced Programs Office Phone: (804) 864-7544 NASA Langley Research Center FAX: (804) 864-1975 =============================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: 24 Nov 90 22:17:26 GMT From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!ncis.tis.llnl.gov!blackbird!tkelso@ucsd.edu (TS Kelso) Subject: NASA Prediction Bulletins, Part 2 The most current orbital elements from the NASA Prediction Bulletins are carried on the Celestial BBS, (513) 427-0674, and are updated several times weekly. Documentation and tracking software are also available on this system. As a service to the satellite user community, the most current of these elements are uploaded weekly to sci.space. This week's elements are provided below. The Celestial BBS may be accessed 24 hours/day at 300, 1200, or 2400 baud using 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity. - Current NASA Prediction Bulletins #774b - Meteor 2-18 1 19851U 89 18 A 90321.43339598 .00000191 00000-0 16196-3 0 3787 2 19851 82.5154 106.3684 0014149 301.8868 58.0900 13.84025343 86764 MOP-1 1 19876U 89 20 B 90309.87822950 .00000020 00000-0 99999-4 0 1715 2 19876 0.0696 240.9900 0003781 209.4564 269.9567 1.00274378 2083 TDRS 3 1 19883U 89 21 B 90285.05717295 -.00000236 00000-0 99999-4 0 1576 2 19883 0.4476 83.4923 0002993 155.4629 121.0385 1.00265607 76062 GPS BII-02 1 20061U 89 44 A 90324.28733236 -.00000033 00000-0 99999-4 0 2254 2 20061 54.8360 9.4878 0091438 179.8834 180.1779 2.00481192 10627 Nadezhda 1 1 20103U 89 50 A 90321.65004764 .00000116 00000-0 11233-3 0 2775 2 20103 82.9620 171.8788 0038395 333.4233 26.4947 13.73625487 68781 GPS BII-03 1 20185U 89064 A 90302.75012221 .00000042 00000-0 00000-0 0 01467 2 20185 054.9239 192.9528 0022428 161.3420 240.3729 02.00578277008778 GPS BII-04 1 20302U 90304.15728615 -.00000046 -68427+2 0 1700 2 20302 54.5417 311.5245 0033626 314.8971 44.9144 2.00365710 7590 Meteor 3-3 1 20305U 89 86 A 90320.89806195 .00000045 00000-0 10085-3 0 2754 2 20305 82.5524 110.3129 0015712 310.4771 49.4980 13.15867409 51031 COBE 1 20322U 89 89 A 90317.48794845 -.00000030 00000-0 -78330-5 0 2277 2 20322 99.0231 326.3382 0008292 321.2694 38.7866 14.02906767 50421 Kvant-2 1 20335U 89 93 A 90324.88599676 .00095498 00000-0 10779-2 0 4882 2 20335 51.6235 261.2151 0031151 281.7087 77.6610 15.61108797 56237 GPS BII-05 1 20361U 89 97 A 90319.68844673 .00000014 00000-0 99999-4 0 1214 2 20361 55.0152 134.3312 0064455 56.3128 304.3277 2.00583539 6768 SPOT 2 1 20436U 90 5 A 90321.99491494 .00000451 00000-0 22960-3 0 4293 2 20436 98.7221 34.4018 0000698 72.9120 287.2127 14.20028980 42571 UO-14 1 20437U 90 5 B 90322.73966395 .00000534 00000-0 22766-3 0 2760 2 20437 98.6895 38.3096 0012144 62.1098 298.1325 14.28790482 42933 UO-15 1 20438U 90 5 C 90321.25274388 .00000343 00000-0 15295-3 0 1734 2 20438 98.6905 36.7800 0011174 67.1480 293.0883 14.28480611 42712 PACSAT 1 20439U 90 5 D 90321.45796366 .00000518 00000-0 22123-3 0 1745 2 20439 98.6939 37.2320 0012540 68.5913 291.6607 14.28888085 42756 DO-17 1 20440U 90 5 E 90323.12914980 .00000561 00000-0 23790-3 0 1757 2 20440 98.6933 38.9183 0012719 64.4348 295.8146 14.28947046 42995 WO-18 1 20441U 90 5 F 90323.45856257 .00000505 00000-0 21558-3 0 1754 2 20441 98.6935 39.2837 0013221 63.5656 296.6882 14.29028895 43045 LO-19 1 20442U 90 5 G 90323.65401460 .00000521 00000-0 22115-3 0 1768 2 20442 98.6925 39.5106 0013586 63.2006 297.0565 14.29101116 43071 GPS BII-06 1 20452U 90 8 A 90318.58437314 .00000003 00000-0 99999-4 0 1226 2 20452 54.4855 249.8481 0031326 39.3908 321.0847 2.00876226 5866 MOS-1B 1 20478U 90 13 A 90321.60437243 .00000086 00000-0 77270-4 0 4736 2 20478 99.1765 31.0630 0000707 50.3647 309.7361 13.94837839 39525 DEBUT 1 20479U 90 13 B 90322.00270125 .00000040 00000-0 13734-3 0 1726 2 20479 99.0243 339.3668 0541486 60.0976 305.2814 12.83164617 36477 FO-20 1 20480U 90 13 C 90325.59380162 .00000066 00000-0 19792-3 0 1726 2 20480 99.0226 342.2701 0541585 52.0494 312.8281 12.83156346 36930 MOS-1B R/B 1 20491U 90 13 D 90320.57961992 -.00000012 00000-0 26920-5 0 1744 2 20491 99.0271 346.1646 0471149 34.1671 328.8804 13.02779767 36241 LACE 1 20496U 90 15 A 90323.62445630 .00008388 00000-0 48073-3 0 3416 2 20496 43.0948 187.5499 0017410 247.1769 112.7319 15.12753051 42126 RME 1 20497U 90 15 B 90321.83547846 .00016026 00000-0 39470-3 0 3879 2 20497 43.1068 137.4108 0019541 270.7393 89.1208 15.40166321 42497 Nadezhda 2 1 20508U 90 17 A 90321.45807819 .00000165 00000-0 16533-3 0 2276 2 20508 82.9500 306.8925 0042856 280.1917 79.4408 13.73246849 36049 OKEAN 2 1 20510U 90 18 A 90322.01262426 .00001708 00000-0 25750-3 0 3773 2 20510 82.5237 316.0040 0021018 131.1472 229.1519 14.73745338 38726 INTELSAT-6 1 20523U 90 21 A 90324.09420910 .00004386 00000-0 30350-3 0 3862 2 20523 28.3429 321.6315 0016064 51.7298 308.4700 15.03128561 37927 GPS BII-07 1 20533U 90 25 A 90294.05687607 -.00000033 00000-0 00000 0 0 630 2 20533 55.1450 10.8449 0034235 102.6965 257.7562 2.00556242 4124 PegSat 1 20546U 90 28 A 90325.35922565 .00009369 00000-0 54562-3 0 3404 2 20546 94.1263 298.7286 0146761 125.4775 235.9949 15.03320974 33676 HST 1 20580U 90 37 B 90324.10087612 .00004467 00000-0 48935-3 0 3376 2 20580 28.4730 336.9839 0005772 306.4636 53.5305 14.85552048 31176 Glonass 44 1 20619U 90 45 A 90323.49003979 -.00000017 00000-0 99999-4 0 2849 2 20619 64.9756 33.6291 0024075 213.6436 146.2573 2.13103062 3935 Glonass 45 1 20620U 90 45 B 90323.13864921 -.00000017 00000-0 99999-4 0 2901 2 20620 64.9755 33.6419 0005816 34.3988 325.6990 2.13103055 3938 Glonass 46 1 20621U 90 45 C 90323.66646365 -.00000017 00000-0 99999-4 0 2405 2 20621 64.9917 33.6361 0014535 205.1054 154.8824 2.13102772 3949 Kristall 1 20635U 90 48 A 90323.86174912 .00057322 00000-0 65387-3 0 2873 2 20635 51.6099 266.3985 0031832 276.6680 82.9056 15.61024313 26957 ROSAT 1 20638U 90 49 A 90322.55937484 .00003903 00000-0 34146-3 0 1327 2 20638 52.9862 85.0354 0016300 90.4841 269.8024 14.98791878 25420 Meteor 2-19 1 20670U 90 57 A 90322.01218806 .00000167 00000-0 14075-3 0 1275 2 20670 82.5493 166.5738 0014540 215.0497 144.9710 13.83877996 19799 BADR-1 1 20685U 90 59 A 90323.91477224 .00824498 -32942-4 54322-3 0 2056 2 20685 28.4766 160.5894 0217108 92.4124 270.0894 15.81905876 19404 CRRES 1 20712U 90 65 A 90320.62488661 .00000029 00000-0 99999-4 0 752 2 20712 18.2629 0.7437 7115988 285.9935 11.3523 2.43561681 2792 Soyuz TM-10 1 20722U 90 67 A 90323.86175720 .00057268 00000-0 65387-3 0 1866 2 20722 51.6065 266.3860 0031426 271.9776 87.6628 15.61016268 17252 GPS BII-08 1 20724U 90 68 A 90311.85453882 .00000016 00000-0 99999-4 0 712 2 20724 54.6993 190.5108 0095969 118.5847 242.4679 2.00563319 1924 Feng Yun1-2 1 20788U 90 81 A 90321.52604433 .00000449 00000-0 32524-3 0 745 2 20788 98.9361 354.5372 0010882 56.5718 303.6530 14.00575810 10577 Progress M5 1 20824U 90 85 A 90323.86176069 .00052236 00000-0 59634-3 0 1370 2 20824 51.6117 266.3944 0032644 273.4716 86.1633 15.61009902 8347 Meteor 2-20 1 20826U 90 86 A 90322.00701424 .00000113 00000-0 97244-4 0 777 2 20826 82.5244 105.8407 0014261 107.8320 252.4413 13.83237259 7017 GPS BII-09 1 20830U 90 88 A 90319.37114579 .00000014 00000-0 99999-4 0 723 2 20830 54.8910 132.5958 0078971 116.2341 244.6087 2.00565511 1158 INMARSAT2F1 1 20918U 90314.58968621 0.00000180 10000-3 0 760 2 20918 2.5783 290.6884 0063078 16.5395 344.5089 1.00339122 146 1990 093B 1 20919U 90 93 B 90321.54687137 .00016403 00000-0 85867-3 0 833 2 20919 24.7590 92.5488 0555086 329.6123 27.3327 14.34984970 2534 1990 093C 1 20920U 90324.77457033 0.00044848 38418-2 0 867 2 20920 23.4120 199.1103 7332743 186.1310 153.2183 2.24200365 478 GORIZONT 21 1 20923U 90324.33625220 -.00000213 10000-3 0 224 2 20923 1.4101 270.0867 0003621 324.1253 36.3182 1.00300597 184 1990 094D 1 20926U 90 94 D 90323.24696340 -.00000216 00000-0 99999-4 0 82 2 20926 1.4302 270.3098 0034842 342.8694 17.4278 1.00862065 172 1990 094E 1 20927U 90324.36954008 0.00002412 23743-2 0 162 2 20927 47.3187 267.2627 7255876 4.4147 359.3811 2.27503502 415 1990 094F 1 20928U 90 94 F 90322.58431867 .00005343 00000-0 21911-2 0 151 2 20928 47.2743 267.7013 7274315 4.0001 359.4127 2.27952922 371 1990 096A 1 20933U 90324.64432399 0.00001686 30046-4 0 184 2 20933 65.0060 164.8993 0009821 267.6289 92.4967 15.52079618 995 1990 098A 1 20936U 90325.01458844 0.00029263 65259-4 0 165 2 20936 62.8129 236.3373 0091363 119.4641 241.5244 15.90356362 692 1990 098B 1 20937U 90325.25546841 0.00665664 19963-3 11412-2 0 182 2 20937 62.7986 235.3546 0076359 113.1111 247.8789 15.96625876 727 1990 098C 1 20938U 90 98 C 90323.10415572 .08758114 41108-4 20984-2 0 134 2 20938 62.7809 243.5741 0059291 146.7160 213.7706 16.23915173 388 1990 098D 1 20939U 90324.17357506 0.12667258 42051-4 26720-2 0 134 2 20939 62.7743 239.4585 0041500 130.8086 229.4759 16.27659655 556 1990 098E 1 20940U 90323.42051936 0.13922963 41316-4 34762-2 0 81 2 20940 62.8234 242.2570 0034062 112.7160 255.3477 16.26782441 438 1990 099A 1 20941U 90324.64926608 -.00000100 10000-3 0 36 2 20941 63.1584 45.4732 7359998 318.6549 4.7198 2.03023821 17 1990 099B 1 20942U 90324.67165299 0.00567739 85415-5 12486-2 0 45 2 20942 62.9847 43.9074 0265192 118.0098 244.7777 15.57942999 91 1990 099C 1 20943U 90325.31279481 0.01120550 35129-4 10634-2 0 54 2 20943 63.0173 41.4606 0302067 121.9959 240.9284 15.60202205 197 -- Dr TS Kelso Assistant Professor of Space Operations tkelso@blackbird.afit.af.mil Air Force Institute of Technology ------------------------------ Date: 26 Nov 90 14:50:39 GMT From: uc!nachos.SSESCO.com!elmquist@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Chris Elmquist) Subject: NASA element sets available for FTP We have set up a directory on one of our machines for anonymous FTP'ing of T.S. Kelso's NASA element sets. Dr. Kelso is mailing them directly to me as well as posting them to various newsgroups. I will make them immediately available for anonymous FTP once I receive them. The current and the previous versions will be available. The element sets are available from: nachos.ssesco.com [192.55.187.18] in the directory: nasa_elements The filenames are of the form: nasaXXX where 'XXX' is the element set number as released by Dr. Kelso. Problems with FTPing? Address them to: elmquist@ssesco.com -- Chris Elmquist, N0JCF Internet: elmquist@SSESCO.com AMPRN: N0JCF@WB0GDB.MN.USA.NA BellNet: (612) 785-3516 ------------------------------ Date: 26 Nov 90 23:11:27 GMT From: swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!dsinc!netnews.upenn.edu!netnews!mjd@ucsd.edu (Mark-Jason Dominus) Subject: Re: Big bang discovered 1400 years ago ? Wow, I'm really glad my attention span is so short, or I might have read that whole posting, and hence wasted even more time than I did. I guess that's probably one of the best things about having Korsakov's Syndrome; you never waste too much time doing any given foolish thing. -- In some sense a stochastic process can do better; at least it has a chance. Mark-Jason Dominus mjd@central.cis.upenn.edu ------------------------------ End of SPACE Digest V12 #597 *******************