JPL Fakesat Package (for UNIX platforms) New version Aug 2000 is not available now.
FOMI Space VLBI Assistance Software (SPAS) (for PCs) v2.0 released Feb 1998
Replacement files to update the orbit and ground station catalog in SPAS for AO4
are not available now.
(The University of Calgary Space VLBI PC Software for PCs has not been upgraded for AO3 or AO4.)
The current HALCA orbit for use with simulation software is:
| Orbital Element Name.......... | Symbol and Units..... | Value |
| Semi-Major Axis | a [km] | 17342.353 |
| Eccentricity | e [-] | 0.60300 |
| Inclination | i [deg] | 31.4500 |
| Longitude of Ascending Node | AN [deg] | 185.1264 |
| Arugument of Perigee | AP [deg] | 238.6360 |
| Mean Anomaly | M [deg] | 75.7474 |