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From: kennedy@sunshine4.DAB.GE.COM (Woody Kennedy)
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: NASA Prediction Bulletins:  Space Shuttle
Keywords: Space Shuttle, Orbital Elements, Keplerian
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Date: 19 Oct 89 12:37:40 GMT
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In article <1391@blackbird.afit.af.mil> tkelso@blackbird.afit.af.mil (TS Kelso) writes:
>
>  As a service to the satellite user community, the most current
>elements for the current shuttle mission are provided below.
>
>STS-34     
>1 20297U 89 84  A 89291.73333059  .00085300  00000-0  25599-3 0    14
>2 20297  34.3150 148.5416 0006349 265.2700 302.1406 15.90963529    06

   Could someone please explain what each of the numbers above is?
I think I speak for others when I say that a posting containing just
numbers with no units or explanation is basically worthless.  I am
very interested in comparing actual shuttle orbits with the model
I am using.

   Thanks in advance,


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