Note: This is a shortened version of the original ephemeris.
In this SPK file the start date is 1970 JAN 01 whereas the
source (NIO) file has a start date of 1938 SEP 15.



                      Satellite Ephemeris File Release


Satellite Ephemeris: SAT242

Location: ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/eph/satellites/nio/LINUX_PC/sat242.nio
Size(nio): 237412352 bytes

Enter SATEPHMERGE/13 28-Apr-2006 09:50: 5.380 linked 21-Apr-2004 10:07:57
Merge of back and forward
Fit to Earthbased, Pioneer, Voyager, HST, and Cassini data
Ephemeris Version Number: 13
Timespan from JED  2429156.500(15-SEP-1938) to JED  2469818.500(12-JAN-2050)
File Epoch Julian Date: 2453582.50
Master Interval: 18.0000 Days
Equinox Reference Julian Date: 2451545.00
Planetary Ephemeris Number: DE-0414/LE-0414

Bodies on the File:

   Name     Number            GM             NDIV   NDEG   Model
   Mimas      601    2.503190049696026E+00     24     15   SATORB
   Encela     602    7.209544428892310E+00     24     11   SATORB
   Tethys     603    4.120014720458016E+01     12     14   SATORB
   Dione      604    7.311284589367945E+01     12     11   SATORB
   Rhea       605    1.539401335748199E+02      8     11   SATORB
   Titan      606    8.978137176189042E+03      4     12   SATORB
   Hyperi     607    3.724492690138392E-01      4     10   SATORB
   Iapetu     608    1.205083948172271E+02      2     10   SATORB
   Phoebe     609    5.532976717802037E-01      1      7   SATORB
   Helene     612    0.000000000000000E+00     12     11   SATORB
   Telest     613    0.000000000000000E+00     12     15   SATORB
   Calyps     614    0.000000000000000E+00     12     15   SATORB
   Methon     632    0.000000000000000E+00     24     12   SATORB
   Saturn     699    3.793120758234596E+07      6     10   SATORB
   System            3.794058511952505E+07

Additional Constants on the File:

  AU       1.495978707008525E+08   RADIUS   6.033000000000000E+04
  J602     1.629067554675378E-02   J604    -9.358512004568075E-04
  J606     8.662006732823566E-05   J608    -1.000000000000000E-05
  POLTIM   2.451545000000000E+06   ZACPL6   4.058233933814775E+01
  ZDEPL6   8.353764541553666E+01   DACPL6  -4.229000000000000E-02
  DDEPL6  -4.440000000000000E-03   WPL6     3.890000000000000E+01
  WDP6     8.107939024000000E+02   GM5      1.267127648582231E+08
  GM10     1.327132332664355E+11


Chebyshev interpolation error:  22.20 meters

Release to: Horizons/NAIF/Cassini              Time: 28-Apr-2006 10:52:18

Preparer: R. A. Jacobson

Comments:
Saturnian satellite orbit fit to all data through Cassini data
of 24 April 2006.