After my initial computations from Ed Cannon's observations, I discovered recently introduced errors in model, so I was just lucky that the solution was reasonable. New computations, including his approximate June observation, give an axis pointing to RA = 05:22, dec. -55.6 and a reflecting surface with its normal 82.45 degrees off-axis. More observations may prove the angle to be 90 degrees, and the axis at 05:10,-67. Intelsat 512 4.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 d 28 1 16101U 85087A 00226.49067170 -.00000144 +00000-0 +10000-3 0 03494 2 16101 004.8479 068.0695 0005820 020.4978 339.6957 00.99114363036773 With SkyMap, insert the following lines into your deepsky.txt and observe BEFORE the point where the predicted track crosses the line between "I512/21" points. Plotting by hand, read the RA/dec values (decimal hours/deg) in col. 3/4. "512/21","512/21",18.15,-18.54,0.6 "512/21","512/21",19.51,-14.77,0.6 "512/21","512/21",19.78,-13.71,0.6 "512/21","512/21",20.04,-12.55,0.6 "512/21","512/21",20.30,-11.31,0.6 "512/21","512/21",20.55,-9.99,0.6 "512/21","512/21",20.80,-8.60,0.6 "512/21","512/21",21.05,-7.14,0.6 "512/21","512/21",21.30,-5.62,0.6 "512/21","512/21",21.54,-4.06,0.6 "512/21","512/21",21.79,-2.45,0.6 "512/21","512/21",22.03,-0.80,0.6 "512/21","512/21",23.23,7.78,0.6 "512/21","512/21",0.46,16.28,0.6 -- bjorn.gimle@tietotech.se (office) -- -- b_gimle@algonet.se (home) http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle -- -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA, 59.2576 N, 18.6172 E, 23 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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