Right Ascension

A plot of predicted Right Ascension for MGS as a function of calender date for the open, middle and close of the MGS launch period.

Declination

A plot of predicted Declination for MGS as a function of calender date for the open, middle and close of the MGS launch period.

Range

A plot of predicted geocentric spacecraft range for MGS as a function of calender date for the open, middle and close of the MGS launch period.

Doppler Shift

A plot of predicted geocentric Doppler shift at 437.1 MHz for MGS as a function of calender date for the open, middle and close of the MGS launch period.

Doppler Rate of Change

A plot of predicted geocentric Doppler Rate of Change at 437.1 MHz for MGS as a function of calender date for the open, middle and close of the MGS launch period.

Stanford Rise and Set Times

A table showing the MGS spacecraft view periods for the Stanford University antenna, based on a 6 November 1996 launch.