Satellite Ephemeris File Release


Satellite Ephemeris: SAT281

Location: ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/eph/satellites/nio/LINUX_PC/sat281.nio
Size(nio): 24045568 bytes

Enter SATEPHMERGE/13 22-Oct-2007 10:02:51.895 linked 14-Aug-2007 17:14:43
Fit to Cassini data
Merge integrated rock ephemerides
Cassini observations - SAT278
Cassini observations - SAT279
Cassini observations - SAT280
Ephemeris Version Number: 17
Timespan from JED  2448056.500(14-JUN-1990) 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-0414/LE-0414

Bodies on the File:

   Name     Number            GM             NDIV   NDEG   Model
   Pallen     633    0.000000000000000E+00     24     15   SATORB
   Polyde     634    0.000000000000000E+00     12     11   SATORB
   Anthe      649    0.000000000000000E+00     24     15   SATORB
   Saturn     699    3.793120751489092E+07      6     10   SATORB
   System            3.794058506225147E+07

Additional Constants on the File:

  AU       1.495978707008525E+08   RADIUS   6.033000000000000E+04
  J602     1.629049740703108E-02   J604    -9.366596484062808E-04
  J606     8.569863144704968E-05   J608    -1.000000000000000E-05
  POLTIM   2.451545000000000E+06   ZACPL6   4.058123607482406E+01
  ZDEPL6   8.353780243315104E+01   DACPL6  -2.753000000000000E-02
  DDEPL6  -4.758000000000000E-03   WPL6     3.890000000000000E+01
  WDP6     8.107939024000000E+02   601GM    2.504137594044414E+00
  602GM    7.206563360885999E+00   603GM    4.121117213298523E+01
  604GM    7.311289546305417E+01   605GM    1.539421613332349E+02
  606GM    8.978139167801763E+03   607GM    3.701026614496292E-01
  608GM    1.205077180027962E+02   609GM    5.534422046903257E-01
  GM5      1.267127648582231E+08   GM10     1.327132332664355E+11


Chebyshev interpolation error:  44.00 meters

Release to: Horizons/NAIF                      Time: 22-Oct-2007 10:10:26

Preparer: R. A. Jacobson

Comments:
Ephemerides for Saturn rocks as documented in AJ article to appear.  Also
included in the ephemeris for the new rock Anthe which will be the subject
of a separate article to appear in Icarus.  These are the same orbits as
in the Cassini delivery 070815AP_RE_90165_14363.