Satellite Ephemeris File Release


Satellite Ephemeris: SAT238

Location: ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/eph/satellites/nio/LINUX_PC/sat238.nio
Size(nio): 128506880 bytes

Enter SATEPHMERGE/13 20-Dec-2005 14:47:34.160 linked 21-Apr-2004 10:07:57
Merge of forward and back
Fit to Earthbased and Voyager
Earthbased, Voyager, HST, and Cassini observations - SAT238
Ephemeris Version Number: 13
Timespan from JED  2444258.500(20-JAN-1980) to JED  2457020.500(29-DEC-2014)
File Epoch Julian Date: 2453006.50
Master Interval: 18.0000 Days
Equinox Reference Julian Date: 2451545.00
Planetary Ephemeris Number: DE-0410/LE-0410

Bodies on the File:

   Name     Number            GM             NDIV   NDEG   Model
   Janus      610    1.275848907148636E-01     45     15   SATORB
   Epimet     611    3.539975171117426E-02     45     15   SATORB
   Atlas      615    4.443427621219521E-04     45     15   SATORB
   Promet     616    1.044591729505475E-02     45     15   SATORB
   Pandor     617    9.045676018983704E-03     45     15   SATORB
   Saturn     699    3.793120797211555E+07      5     15   SATORB
   System            3.794058515537889E+07

Additional Constants on the File:

  AU       1.495978706974000E+08   RADIUS   6.033000000000000E+04
  J602     1.629063285912337E-02   J604    -9.361328596721564E-04
  J606     8.602623656725443E-05   J608    -1.000000000000000E-05
  POLTIM   2.451545000000000E+06   ZACPL6   4.058230035288253E+01
  ZDEPL6   8.353762825292988E+01   DACPL6  -4.229000000000000E-02
  DDEPL6  -4.440000000000000E-03   WPL6     3.890000000000000E+01
  WDP6     8.107939024000000E+02   601GM    2.503609143008145E+00
  602GM    7.207417153485272E+00   603GM    4.120044871098159E+01
  604GM    7.311301015652101E+01   605GM    1.539370254788305E+02
  606GM    8.978171218751280E+03   607GM    3.726841226186610E-01
  608GM    1.204949292492913E+02   GM5      1.267127654543717E+08
  GM10     1.327132332573103E+11


Chebyshev interpolation error:  44.00 meters

Release to: Horizons/NAIF                      Time: 31-Jan-2006 08:15:31

Preparer: R. A. Jacobson

Comments:
Saturn rocks fit to Earthbased, Voyager, and Cassini data