Which is the uncertainty of the 58degree inclination estimation? I suppose you noticed that recent launch of Iranian Satellite Noor has an inclination of 59° Is it possible a debris of this launch? Regards, -- Gonzalo Blasco Gil El dom., 26 de abr. de 2020 a la(s) 11:13, C. Bassa via Seesat-l ( seesat-l_at_satobs.org) escribió: > Hi Marco, > > Note that your circular orbit gives a mean motion of 16.40 revolutions > per day, which corresponds to an altitude of only 167 km, where it > would be subject to heavy drag, and only have a limited lifetime. > Assuming an eccentric orbit with an eccentricity of, say 0.1, then the > perigee would be even lower. Also, the circular orbit would be in the > shadow at the time of your observations. > > Can you rule out that it was a bird or an airplane? > > Regards, > Cees > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Sun Apr 26 2020 - 12:53:39 UTC
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