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 ] AUTHOR:            ]                             ] DR:              ]
 ] C. FLETCHER        ]    PASS PROGRAM NOTE        ]    57282         ]
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 ] ORG/PHONE:         ] OPS NOTE ( )  USER NOTE (X) ] DATE: SEPT. 1987 ]
 ] ENG/282-7333       ]      RELEASE NOTE( )        ]                  ]
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 ] OI/FLIGHT EFFECTIVITY:        ]  USER AFFECTED:                     ]
 ] OI07 AND SUBS                 ]  CREW (X)  GROUND (X)  DUMP ONLY ( )]
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 ]        MAJOR SOFTWARE AREA:       ] OPS MODES AFFECTED:             ]
 ]SSW ( )  GNC (X)  VU ( )  SM/PL (X)] G2, S2, S4                      ]
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 ] SOFTWARE SUB-AREA: TARGET, ORBIT, UPLINK                            ]
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 ] PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS: 4.126                                          ]
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 ] TITLE:                                                              ]
 ] INCORRECT TARGET STATE VECTOR PREDICTION FOR HIGH ORBITS            ]
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 ] DESCRIPTION:                                                        ]
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 ] THE UPLINK OF A TARGET STATE VECTOR THAT DEFINES AN ORBIT WITH A    ]
 ] SEMI-MAJOR AXIS THAT IS GREATER THAN 1 TIMES 10 TO THE 8TH POWER    ]
 ] FEET WILL YIELD ERRONEOUS RESULTS WHEN THE STATE VECTOR IS          ]
 ] PREDICTED TO CURRENT TIME.                                          ]
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 ] USER RESPONSE:                                                      ]
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 ] THE GROUND SHOULD VERIFY THAT THE RESULTS OF A STATE VECTOR         ]
 ] PREDICTION FOR AN UPLINKED TARGET STATE OF THIS ALTITUDE ARE USABLE ]
 ] BEFORE ANY USE OF THIS PREDICTION.                                  ]
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 ]CONCURRENCE:                           ]APPROVAL:                    ]
 ]IBM: WYATT COOPER         DATE 8/05/88 ]                             ]
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 ]SSD: SAM ANKNEY           DATE 8/10/88 ]                             ]
 ]    --------------------      ---------] JACK G. BOYKIN      9/20/88 ]
 ]PF MGR: MOISES N. MONTEZ  DATE 8/14/88 ]------------------- -------- ]
 ]       -----------------      ---------] CHAIRMAN, SASCB      DATE   ]
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