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WTD: Orbital analysis with IDL



Hi all,

I know this is a long shot, but does anyone have IDL routines for
calculating and plotting satellite orbits from state vector data (i.e.
the space shuttle).  I have measurements made on the shuttle which are
accurately time stamped, and I have the orbit parameters below...  If no
one has code, can anyone recommend a good book on orbital mechanics?

Cheers,
Randall

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STS-45
1 21915U 92 15  A 92 92.51739928  .00256000  00000-0  65900-3 0   156
2 21915  56.9969 243.7362 0006513 335.5347  24.5445 15.94771428  1289

Satellite: STS-45
Catalog number: 21915
Epoch time:      92092.51739928 -----> (01 APR 92   12:25:03.29 UTC)
Element set:     JSC-015
Inclination:       56.9969 deg
RA of node:       243.7362 deg          Space Shuttle Flight STS-45
Eccentricity:     .0006513                SGP4 Keplerian Elements
Arg of perigee:   335.5347 deg         from NASA flight Day 9 vector
Mean anomaly:      24.5445 deg
Mean motion:   15.94771428 rev/day                 W5RRR
Decay rate:    2.56000e-03 rev/day-2      NASA Johnson Space Center
Epoch rev:             128