PRC2polynom

USAGE PRC2polynom orbitfile utc_second_of_day day_of_month month_of_year year
FUNCTION Fits a polynomial to the orbit in the PRC orbit file.
Returns the order of the polynomial used, (usually 4) starting points for X,Y,Z for each order, and rates of change for X,Y,Z.
PROCESS
CALLED_BY state_vector.pl
FILES_USED PRC orbitfiles
FILES_CREATED none


LAST UPDATE May 29, 1998
This software is part of the JPL/Caltech ROI_PAC suite.
Not for general distribution.
For more info:
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