The Authoritative Website for Timex/Sinclair Computers
The Authoritative Website for Timex/Sinclair Computers
Welcome to TimexSinclair.com, your definitive resource for everything related to the Sinclair and Timex/Sinclair computers in the United States. From the groundbreaking Sinclair ZX81 that brought affordable computing to American homes in 1982, to the Timex/Sinclair 2068, we celebrate these remarkable machines that introduced a generation to the world of programming and digital innovation.
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A satellite orbit propagator that applies J2/J3/J4 gravitational perturbation corrections analytically to predict spacecraft position and velocity over time.computer_media, orig pub: 06.27.26, updated: 06.27.26
Converts observed satellite orbital elements to the smoothed mean elements needed by BgORBIT, using an iterative J2/J3/J4 perturbation correction loop that converges to sub-metre accuracy.computer_media, orig pub: 06.27.26, updated: 06.27.26
A least-squares differential corrector that fits mean Keplerian orbital elements to a time series of observations using analytically computed J2 secular partial derivatives and Gauss elimination.computer_media, orig pub: 06.27.26, updated: 06.27.26
About This Paper NASA Technical Paper 2811, published in March 1988, describes a method for predicting the position of an Earth-orbiting satellite using a personal home computer — specifically, the Timex/Sinclair 2068, a machine that cost less than $200, fit on a desktop, and drew about one ampere of power. The author, R. Asa Gordon,…document, orig pub: 06.27.26, updated: 06.27.26
Enclosed are copies of “ctas.Bl” v9.2. If you have sent copies of the previous version to anyone and happen to have a record of who, send me his name and address and I’ll mail him the latest version. Also enclosed is a schematic of ray working version of Bill’s ROM/EXROM bypass board. In case you…article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 06.27.26