tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15164221.post503513989498980222..comments2023-10-31T11:21:23.531+01:00Comments on SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log: A short update on GOCE, five days after engine cut-offSatTrackCam Leidenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08711764306071043709noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15164221.post-66376408901990240412013-10-30T14:10:39.770+01:002013-10-30T14:10:39.770+01:00That might very well be true.
I should note that t...That might very well be true.<br />I should note that the same kind of fluctuations are present just after launch of an object, and there it <i>is</i> related to data arc length.SatTrackCam Leidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711764306071043709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15164221.post-30741507103507502252013-10-26T20:51:36.279+02:002013-10-26T20:51:36.279+02:00I doubt whether Air Force Space Command adjusts th...I doubt whether Air Force Space Command adjusts the data arc length for GOCE after the end of drag free operations. I think the errors in the GOCE TLEs for the first three days after the end of drag free mode are more likely a result of the fact that only a single drag parameter can be estimated, while the tracking data used to estimate these parameters spans a period of three days or more before the TLE epoch containing both drag free and orbital decay periods.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553691944811826026noreply@blogger.com