[Isocops] IBEX Orbit# 129 ATS set - found vector source.
Mark Tapley
mtapley at swri.edu
Sun Jun 19 01:40:03 EDT 2011
At 0:38 -0500 6/19/11, Mark Tapley wrote:
> Also, the inertial direction given is:
>
>0.035827, 0.919219, 0.392112 = RA: 87.768, Dec: 23.086
>
> that is different from the vector I recommend to compensate
>for the bias in inertial maneuvers and to point at sun 2.5 days
>before perigee, which is:
>
>+0.0542216, +0.918386, +0.391954 = RA: 86.62, Dec: 23.076
>
> it's also different from what's in any STF I have. I actually
>don't know where it came from, but I'd definitely like to know
>before approving.
Hah! found where it came from; Ken's email, overlooked in my in-box.
Apologies for the confusion. I'll get together with Ken separately
and figure out which vector to use.
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