Re: X-37B OTV 2-1 no-show

From: Brad Young (allenb_young@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Apr 10 2011 - 04:30:40 UTC

  • Next message: Ted Molczan: "RE: X-37B OTV 2-1 no-show"

    Ted,
    
    
    I saw it but am having a heck of a time reducing it (off track). It was found naked eye.
    
    Brad
    
    >________________________________
    >From: Ted Molczan <ssl3molcz@rogers.com>
    >To: seesat-l@satobs.org
    >Sent: Saturday, April 9, 2011 9:28 PM
    >Subject: X-37B OTV 2-1 no-show
    >
    >OTV 2-1 failed to appear at the predicted time on 2011 Apr 10 at 01:54:18 UTC. Predicted magnitude was about 4; I could
    >see to at least mag 8. I continued to watch for it for more than 15 min, but saw nothing else.
    >
    >There is a chance that it was unusually faint, but if it fails to show for other observers, then we can assume that it
    >manoeuvred to change its orbit.
    >
    >Last reported observation was by myself, on Apr 09 at 01:36 UTC, in the following orbit:
    >
    >1 37375U 11010A   11099.05592939  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    03
    >2 37375  42.8034  81.9089 0010499 203.5559 156.4435 15.80498466    04
    >
    >Site 2701: 43.68764 N, 79.39243 W, 230 m
    >
    >Instrument: 25 X 100 binoculars
    >
    >Ted Molczan
    >
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