Tomorrow afternoon UT, object 25861 99039B will overtake its satellite. This is a frequent fenomenon between related and non-related objects. These two meet once a month, since the difference in Mean Motions (14.73595-14.70258) is .03337, so tonight the separation will still be about 2 minutes. The separation of the orbit planes is 1.5 degrees (200 km), so really close encounters are only possible near the apex (Apr.29 at 15:06 24 km) I will have them 11 deg.apart at 22 deg.W Apr.29 20:40 Okean-O 6.0 3.0 0.0 4.5 d 30 1 25860U 99039A 00118.12822052 +.00001375 +00000-0 +23594-3 0 03786 2 25860 098.0070 175.4844 0002251 097.5321 262.6141 14.70258056041855 Okean-O r 10.4 3.9 0.0 3.9 v 26 1 25861U 99039B 00118.13391984 +.00001549 +00000-0 +24507-3 0 01060 2 25861 098.0039 176.9658 0016971 152.2596 207.9520 14.73595194041951 -- bjorn.gimle@tietotech.se (office) -- -- b_gimle@algonet.se (home) http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle -- -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA, 59.2615 N, 18.6206 E, 33 m -- -- COSPAR 5918, HAMMARBY, 59.2985 N, 18.1045 E, 44 m -- -- SeeSat-L / Visual Satellite Observer Home Page found at -- -- http://www2.satellite.eu.org/satintro.html -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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