rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig) (07/31/85)
qst de k9eui hr arrl bulletin nr 61 from arrl headquarters newington ct july 30, 1985 to all radio amateurs bt the launch of space challenger mission 51f took place at 2100r10 utc on july 29. the status of the planned experiments is not known at this time. the uniden 900 number, 900 407 7223, or 900 40 space, will not be activated for this mission. watch w1aw bulletins for further information. keplerian elements for sts 51f are, launch july 29, 1985 2100r10 utc i.d. planning set 4 epoch 85/211.58763889 drag 2.004ebt04 inclination 49.4924 r.a.a.n. 151.7455 eccentricity 0.0007921 arg. of perigee 245.1087 mean anomaly 269.4665 mean motion 15.83629098 orbit number 12 semi major axis 6698.282 km anom period 90.7833 apogee 319.3 km perigee 312.6 km ref. perigee 2767.60351899 nodal period 90.85511 min long increment 23.120062 west/orbit beacon 145.55 mhz