[amsat-bb] Re: ISS Keplerian elements

[Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR]]

When the ISS does a reboost (like it did on Jan 14), it is usually a
significant change in orbit. The predicts seem to take about 3 days to
sync back up (even though they start getting closer about 24 hours
later).

Just another one of the challenges of the ISS, they make changes quite a
bit so you have to be on top of the daily activity schedule. 


Kenneth - N5VHO

-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Pierre van Deventer
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 1:26 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Keplerian elements

Regarding ISS and the accuracy of the predictions. 

 

The same was noted yesterday at around 14:00 UTC. AOS was about 2.5
min's
late and was able to work via the cross band repeater until it was 5
degrees
below the horizon!

 

My Keplerian data and PC clock is up to date, I also suspect that there
was
an orbit change and the "new"  Keplerian data has not been made
available
yet?

 

73, Pierre ZS6BB

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