OrbView and rocket visibility
Bjoern Gimle (bjorn@tt-tech.se)
Tue, 05 Aug 1997 11:51:34 +0200
New elsets appeared on OIG, but there is no maneuvre yet:
OrbView-2
1 24883U 97037A 97217.22522077 .00059080 40119-5 20403-3 0 78
2 24883 98.2779 311.3614 0012907 254.6392 105.3452 15.89601688 538
OrbView-2 r
1 24884U 97037B 97217.22475734 .00089348 56070-5 30273-3 0 42
2 24884 98.2792 311.3572 0011415 259.3784 100.6199 15.89914433 538
Averaging MM over the three days in orbit, the rocket is:
OrbView-2 r adj 310 x 295 km
1 24884U 97037B 97217.22473516 .00097933 41773-5 32897-3 0 90044
2 24884 98.2792 311.3572 0011415 259.3785 100.4931 15.89914429 536
with an expected decay mid-October.
Shadow exit is currently at 55N, and for the rocket it will only get
worse.
Best pass time NB at 55N is 23:00 LST
On the other hemisphere, you should be inside the polar circle to see
them.
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