Return-path: X-Andrew-Authenticated-as: 7997;andrew.cmu.edu;Ted Anderson Received: from hogtown.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 ; Wed, 19 Jun 91 01:28:03 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Precedence: junk Reply-To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU From: space-request+@Andrew.CMU.EDU To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU Date: Wed, 19 Jun 91 01:27:55 -0400 (EDT) Subject: SPACE Digest V13 #662 SPACE Digest Volume 13 : Issue 662 Today's Topics: NASA Prediction Bulletins, Part 2 NASA Prediction Bulletin Format Re: The Reasons for a Station? Was Re: Rational next station design... Info on spacecraft power storage wanted Administrivia: Submissions to the SPACE Digest/sci.space should be mailed to space+@andrew.cmu.edu. Other mail, esp. [un]subscription requests, should be sent to space-request+@andrew.cmu.edu, or, if urgent, to tm2b+@andrew.cmu.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 1 Jun 91 13:11:52 GMT From: udecc.engr.udayton.edu!blackbird.afit.af.mil!tkelso@tut.cis.ohio-state.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 #850b - COBE 1 20322U 89 89 A 91148.53454425 .00000271 00000-0 19671-3 0 3337 2 20322 99.0210 160.6162 0009031 126.4505 233.7519 14.03084831 77916 Kvant-2 1 20335U 89 93 A 91150.79634438 .00036632 00000-0 33845-3 0 7097 2 20335 51.5875 15.1956 0007896 305.0446 55.0658 15.67159460 86103 GPS BII-05 1 20361U 89 97 A 91135.16341753 .00000012 00000-0 99999-4 0 1718 2 20361 55.0542 127.1787 0062480 62.5659 298.0823 2.00558286 1000 SPOT 2 1 20436U 90 5 A 91149.70465130 .00000514 00000-0 25886-3 0 5908 2 20436 98.7399 224.2230 0000847 89.1162 271.0086 14.20027730 69929 UO-14 1 20437U 90 5 B 91145.74871366 .00000518 00000-0 22035-3 0 3883 2 20437 98.6678 225.3368 0010629 232.1680 127.8531 14.29123819 69788 UO-15 1 20438U 90 5 C 91150.19182893 .00000247 00000-0 11415-3 0 2810 2 20438 98.6690 229.6403 0009724 216.7128 143.3396 14.28704684 70406 PACSAT 1 20439U 90 5 D 91149.07555824 .00000503 00000-0 21375-3 0 2871 2 20439 98.6715 228.9659 0010259 221.8278 138.2121 14.29213310 70263 DO-17 1 20440U 90 5 E 91148.42691912 .00000540 00000-0 22798-3 0 2871 2 20440 98.6725 228.3643 0010238 223.1525 136.8813 14.29297059 70174 WO-18 1 20441U 90 5 F 91150.14763937 .00000458 00000-0 19560-3 0 2838 2 20441 98.6715 230.1267 0011124 217.3441 142.6968 14.29343189 70424 LO-19 1 20442U 90 5 G 91150.47303601 .00000458 00000-0 19551-3 0 2844 2 20442 98.6714 230.5068 0011408 216.2419 143.7988 14.29420098 70479 GPS BII-06 1 20452U 90008 A 91104.64828609 -.00000008 00000-0 00000 0 0 01549 2 20452 054.3878 243.7085 0043963 051.6051 308.8222 02.00557816008908 MOS-1B 1 20478U 90 13 A 91147.69664890 .00000207 00000-0 17952-3 0 5851 2 20478 99.1524 220.7518 0000888 119.7420 240.3815 13.94863965 66162 DEBUT 1 20479U 90 13 B 91149.43552673 .00000105 00000-0 28557-3 0 2320 2 20479 99.0274 135.1571 0541230 344.1466 14.3252 12.83201957 61159 FO-20 1 20480U 90 13 C 91149.43150631 .00000025 00000-0 86723-4 0 2264 2 20480 99.0270 135.1498 0541127 344.0824 14.3832 12.83181535 61150 MOS-1B R/B 1 20491U 90 13 D 91147.49141981 -.00000226 00000-0 -40282-3 0 2947 2 20491 99.0214 146.8121 0469471 304.2508 51.4976 13.02844001 61236 LACE 1 20496U 90 15 A 91149.52738961 .00007890 00000-0 39912-3 0 5606 2 20496 43.1080 212.0590 0019505 10.5143 349.6112 15.17224970 71071 RME 1 20497U 90 15 B 91149.27128893 .00020249 00000-0 36314-3 0 6108 2 20497 43.1173 104.7773 0019182 117.3020 242.9802 15.49354820 72240 Nadezhda 2 1 20508U 90 17 A 91149.46318726 .00000112 00000-0 10913-3 0 3370 2 20508 82.9532 164.5794 0046124 101.8365 258.7983 13.73315322 62531 OKEAN 2 1 20510U 90 18 A 91149.96739998 .00001550 00000-0 22679-3 0 5569 2 20510 82.5352 138.0055 0017304 225.0356 134.9407 14.74986703 67151 INTELSAT-6 1 20523U 90 21 A 91149.22539633 .00000174 00000-0 59928-5 0 5256 2 20523 28.3339 154.2222 0014368 288.7196 68.9287 15.03845469 66561 GPS BII-07 1 20533U 90 25 A 91147.93369956 -.00000034 00000-0 99999-4 0 2238 2 20533 55.1978 2.0253 0036432 96.2620 264.2006 2.00569523 8533 PegSat 1 20546U 90 28 A 91150.72939344 .00010252 00000-0 51161-3 0 5402 2 20546 94.1375 41.2529 0130763 153.7425 207.0525 15.10265076 62336 HST 1 20580U 91150.38333719 .00003830 00000-0 39494-3 0 4742 2 20580 28.4828 196.1691 0004821 116.7751 243.3323 14.87761344 59666 Glonass 44 1 20619U 90 45 A 91149.94794243 -.00000018 00000-0 99999-4 0 5201 2 20619 65.0783 27.0406 0021620 213.9279 145.9988 2.13102962 8011 Glonass 45 1 20620U 90 45 B 91149.12728901 -.00000019 00000-0 99999-4 0 5651 2 20620 65.0721 27.0719 0008888 36.1934 323.9340 2.13103020 8001 Glonass 46 1 20621U 90 45 C 91149.18628652 -.00000018 00000-0 99999-4 0 4737 2 20621 65.0984 27.0779 0011728 202.0169 158.0004 2.13102338 8005 Kristall 1 20635U 90 48 A 91150.79629701 .00065127 00000-0 59570-3 0 5091 2 20635 51.6090 15.3319 0006759 262.6841 97.1324 15.67164456 56986 ROSAT 1 20638U 90 49 A 91149.87783653 .00003144 00000-0 26411-3 0 3041 2 20638 52.9903 309.1489 0011669 296.8918 63.0882 15.01021160 54282 Meteor 2-19 1 20670U 90 57 A 91149.68981665 .00000194 00000-0 16536-3 0 2372 2 20670 82.5475 13.6057 0017397 37.9252 322.3128 13.83975066 46442 CRRES 1 20712U 90 65 A 91150.30470175 .00000839 00000-0 12915-2 0 3078 2 20712 17.8460 279.0902 7105045 77.5304 347.7671 2.44366858 7544 GPS BII-08 1 20724U 90 68 A 91132.32558122 .00000016 00000-0 99999-4 0 1226 2 20724 54.6877 183.1119 0096125 126.1117 234.8738 2.00563240 5642 Feng Yun1-2 1 20788U 90 81 A 91147.58322625 .00000231 00000-0 17656-3 0 1949 2 20788 98.9473 181.5486 0014391 235.4251 124.5557 14.01156921 37324 Meteor 2-20 1 20826U 90 86 A 91149.91697497 .00000127 00000-0 10627-3 0 1875 2 20826 82.5254 312.4231 0012451 296.2605 63.7274 13.83346463 33685 GPS BII-09 1 20830U 90 88 A 91136.34883685 .00000012 00000-0 99999-4 0 1234 2 20830 54.9447 125.3440 0072436 115.1806 245.5663 2.00569704 4807 GPS BII-10 1 20959U 90103 A 91148.22396029 .00000016 00000-0 99999-4 0 788 2 20959 54.9082 184.1323 0048472 215.8846 143.8679 2.00567377 3633 DMSP B5D2-5 1 20978U 91150.44811410 .00000844 00000-0 32631-3 0 2048 2 20978 98.8368 186.9493 0080641 190.9988 168.9436 14.30984403 25711 Soyuz TM-11 1 20981U 90107 A 91146.33212976 .00064814 00000-0 60210-3 0 2067 2 20981 51.6031 38.0344 0006520 231.8780 128.1385 15.66784377 27395 Glonass 47 1 21006U 90110 A 91149.22499746 .00000019 00000-0 99999-4 0 2078 2 21006 64.8299 146.6865 0061749 188.0308 171.8789 2.13102328 3680 Glonass 48 1 21007U 90110 B 91149.40215277 .00000019 00000-0 99999-4 0 2175 2 21007 64.8591 146.7084 0038877 182.4611 177.5210 2.13100339 3683 Glonass 49 1 21008U 90110 C 91149.28502219 .00000019 00000-0 99999-4 0 2065 2 21008 64.8256 146.7298 0012947 293.9959 65.8656 2.13100760 3683 INFORMTR-1 1 21087U 91150.26481865 .00000126 00000-0 12182-3 0 856 2 21087 82.9407 246.9784 0034941 311.3045 48.5101 13.74384357 16560 Cosmos 2123 1 21089U 91 7 A 91149.92458078 .00000131 00000-0 12830-3 0 852 2 21089 82.9231 117.6465 0029342 333.9073 26.0599 13.73900282 15636 MOP-2 1 21140U 91 15 B 91131.19839655 .00000016 00000-0 99999-4 0 712 2 21140 1.0684 298.3688 0000795 185.9459 174.7345 1.00274034 490 Nadezhda 3 1 21152U 91 19 A 91149.82750721 .00000006 00000-0 00000 0 0 959 2 21152 82.9410 72.5176 0043553 76.6535 283.9494 13.73344791 10717 Almaz-1 1 21213U 91 24 A 91150.52719072 .00118158 68108-5 25051-3 0 1411 2 21213 72.6990 308.7067 0010882 259.0491 100.9742 15.98541610 9590 Cosmos 2139 1 21216U 91 25 A 91149.24429576 -.00000019 00000-0 99999-4 0 1107 2 21216 64.8255 27.1922 0006621 225.8908 134.1071 2.13102985 1184 Cosmos 2140 1 21217U 91 25 B 91148.83365461 -.00000019 00000-0 99999-4 0 1104 2 21217 64.8310 27.2169 0015129 252.5186 107.4841 2.13102825 1179 Cosmos 2141 1 21218U 91 25 C 91148.95125591 -.00000019 00000-0 99999-4 0 1139 2 21218 64.8125 27.2014 0007410 318.6249 41.3915 2.13104032 1171 GRO 1 21225U 91 27 B 91150.50769843 .00013794 00000-0 32822-3 0 1030 2 21225 28.4750 218.7431 0008397 163.9186 196.1688 15.39956808 8479 Meteor 3-4 1 21232U 91 30 A 91148.72242964 .00000005 00000-0 00000 0 0 256 2 21232 82.5471 238.2565 0017963 101.0905 259.2240 13.15984571 4565 NOAA 12 1 21263U 91 32 A 91140.76038009 -.00000029 00000-0 -48199-5 0 155 2 21263 98.7352 170.3864 0012304 244.5373 115.4525 14.21383733 869 1991 032B 1 21267U 91 32 B 91150.04996859 .00006448 00000-0 29493-2 0 159 2 21267 98.7358 179.5807 0005818 197.1985 162.9029 14.21704577 2187 1991 032C 1 21298U 91 43 C 91149.55795756 .00006050 00000-0 27723-2 0 98 2 21298 98.7348 179.0910 0005572 193.5204 166.5850 14.21633254 2119 Cosmos 2143 1 21299U 91 33 A 91149.71602341 .00000022 00000-0 99999-4 0 159 2 21299 82.5743 217.9994 0010260 345.3539 14.7252 12.63609005 1628 Cosmos 2144 1 21300U 91 33 B 91149.65234670 .00000022 00000-0 99999-4 0 83 2 21300 82.5775 218.0676 0002092 357.5744 2.5337 12.62069269 1600 Cosmos 2145 1 21301U 91 33 C 91149.72383103 .00000022 00000-0 99999-4 0 101 2 21301 82.5685 217.9960 0006129 350.9433 9.1546 12.62838104 1610 Cosmos 2146 1 21302U 91 33 D 91149.70943894 .00000023 00000-0 99999-4 0 100 2 21302 82.5759 217.9947 0013677 354.2344 5.8584 12.64261668 1614 Cosmos 2147 1 21303U 91 33 E 91149.70366287 .00000023 00000-0 99999-4 0 83 2 21303 82.5663 217.9762 0016646 351.6503 8.4308 12.64833260 1617 Cosmos 2148 1 21304U 91 33 F 91149.69565954 .00000023 00000-0 99999-4 0 84 2 21304 82.5733 217.9793 0020894 348.1209 11.9388 12.65626447 1619 1991 033G 1 21305U 91 33 G 91137.52675849 .00000004 00000-0 00000 0 0 22 2 21305 82.5664 225.7962 0036908 206.0312 153.8935 12.54722500 76 Soyuz TM-12 1 21311U 91 34 A 91150.73254856 .00050915 00000-0 46819-3 0 184 2 21311 51.6023 15.5936 0005481 254.7957 105.1707 15.67144045 1923 1990 035A 1 21313U 90 35 A 91150.52817527 .00265942 36506-4 17864-3 0 194 2 21313 82.3160 29.1336 0005524 71.7491 288.4746 16.16847516 1488 1991 036A 1 21315U 91 36 A 91150.50200692 .00456501 27317-4 31914-3 0 202 2 21315 67.1355 81.1056 0136952 64.7980 296.7126 15.98814912 946 1991 036B 1 21316U 91 36 B 91147.78546664 .32777622 30640-4 23245-3 0 229 2 21316 67.1223 89.9910 0033121 97.2142 263.6185 16.50366335 512 1991 037A 1 21392U 91 37 A 91150.20579287 -.00000040 00000-0 99999-4 0 33 2 21392 24.0709 49.6229 6853312 178.3853 185.9199 2.21589181 27 1991 037B 1 21393U 91 37 B 91150.56747653 -.00077971 00000-0 -92180-2 0 38 2 21393 24.9931 49.1358 1259083 70.9336 302.1451 12.71154753 95 1991 038A 1 21395U 91 38 A 91150.88747693 .00293045 00000-0 65614-3 0 66 2 21395 51.6067 15.1946 0006910 184.6523 175.7175 15.96487620 98 1991 038B 1 21396U 91 38 B 91150.32828002 -.00008412 58109-4 00000 0 0 19 2 21396 51.6353 18.2928 0025423 99.1865 261.1182 16.26439965 02 -- Dr TS Kelso Assistant Professor of Space Operations tkelso@blackbird.afit.af.mil Air Force Institute of Technology ------------------------------ Date: 1 Jun 91 13:12:45 GMT From: udecc.engr.udayton.edu!blackbird.afit.af.mil!tkelso@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (TS Kelso) Subject: NASA Prediction Bulletin Format As a service to the satellite user community, the following description of the NASA Prediction Bulletin's two-line orbital element set format is uploaded to sci.space on a monthly basis. 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. The Celestial BBS may be accessed 24 hours/day at 300, 1200, or 2400 baud using 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity. ============================================================================== Data for each satellite consists of three lines in the following format: AAAAAAAAAAA 1 NNNNNU NNNNNAAA NNNNN.NNNNNNNN +.NNNNNNNN +NNNNN-N +NNNNN-N N NNNNN 2 NNNNN NNN.NNNN NNN.NNNN NNNNNNN NNN.NNNN NNN.NNNN NN.NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Line 1 is a eleven-character name. Lines 2 and 3 are the standard Two-Line Orbital Element Set Format identical to that used by NASA and NORAD. The format description is: Line 2 Column Description 01-01 Line Number of Element Data 03-07 Satellite Number 10-11 International Designator (Last two digits of launch year) 12-14 International Designator (Launch number of the year) 15-17 International Designator (Piece of launch) 19-20 Epoch Year (Last two digits of year) 21-32 Epoch (Julian Day and fractional portion of the day) 34-43 First Time Derivative of the Mean Motion or Ballistic Coefficient (Depending on ephemeris type) 45-52 Second Time Derivative of Mean Motion (decimal point assumed; blank if N/A) 54-61 BSTAR drag term if GP4 general perturbation theory was used. Otherwise, radiation pressure coefficient. (Decimal point assumed) 63-63 Ephemeris type 65-68 Element number 69-69 Check Sum (Modulo 10) (Letters, blanks, periods = 0; minus sign = 1; plus sign = 2) Line 3 Column Description 01-01 Line Number of Element Data 03-07 Satellite Number 09-16 Inclination [Degrees] 18-25 Right Ascension of the Ascending Node [Degrees] 27-33 Eccentricity (decimal point assumed) 35-42 Argument of Perigee [Degrees] 44-51 Mean Anomaly [Degrees] 53-63 Mean Motion [Revs per day] 64-68 Revolution number at epoch [Revs] 69-69 Check Sum (Modulo 10) All other columns are blank or fixed. Example: NOAA 6 1 11416U 86 50.28438588 0.00000140 67960-4 0 5293 2 11416 98.5105 69.3305 0012788 63.2828 296.9658 14.24899292346978 Note that the International Designator fields are usually blank, as issued in the NASA Prediction Bulletins. -- Dr TS Kelso Assistant Professor of Space Operations tkelso@blackbird.afit.af.mil Air Force Institute of Technology ------------------------------ Date: 28 May 91 15:08:16 GMT From: dimacs.rutgers.edu!morley.rutgers.edu!purtill@rutgers.edu (Mark Purtill) Subject: Re: The Reasons for a Station? Was Re: Rational next station design... carl@hamlet.caltech.edu (Lydick, Carl) writes: >In article , >purtill@morley.rutgers.edu (Mark Purtill) writes... >> Well, for one thing, we might actually like to find out what >>happens to women for more than a few days. >Not a flame: Do you suppose it's possible that the reason the Russians no >longer have female cosmonauts is that they found severe adverse biological >effects? Frank Carey has just answered this to some extent, pointing out the Soviets sent one women into space, she had space sickness, and as a result they've dumped female cosmonauts. Another posting mentioned the general male-chauvenist attitute of Soviet society as a reason. But you don't have to go that far realize that your suggestion is ludicrous: do you think the (American) female astronauts are men in drag or what? We have more experiance with women in space than the Soviets (and my apologies to all Lithuanian, Ukranian, etc., cosmonauts for calling them Russians in my last posting). I'm just going to repeat Carey's main point because it's so relevant to this: >This error >illustrates the need for more long duration manned space missions: There >are only 3 men who have spent over 300 days on orbit. Even if the soviet >medical data was complete and detailed (it is not), nothing meaningfull >can be concluded from only 3 test subjects. and add that no women have spent even close to 300 days in orbit. (If anyone knows the women's record, I'd like to hear it). ^.-.^ Mark Purtill purtill@dimacs.rutgers.edu (908)932-4580 (O) ((")) DIMACS, P.O. Box 1179, Rutgers U., Piscataway, NJ 08855 (908)220-6905 (H) ****** I'm moving on or about August 24th; watch this space for details. ****** ------------------------------ Date: 29 May 91 01:04:00 GMT From: cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!spool.mu.edu!rex!rouge!pc.usl.edu!dlbres10@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Phil Fraering) Subject: Info on spacecraft power storage wanted The title just about says it all. I'm looking for the best currently well understood stable technology for temporary power storage, and I'd like statistics like power out/power in and kg/kw stored. Phil Fraering || Usenet (?):dlbres10@pc.usl.edu || YellNet: 318/365-5418 Standard disclaimer, whatever a disclaimer is, applies. My opinions are not the opinions of the Frobozz group or LLNL :-) ------------------------------ End of SPACE Digest V13 #662 *******************