Re: Disco balls and fast flashers TLE, Aug. 17

From: Ed Cannon (ecannon@mail.utexas.edu)
Date: Tue Aug 20 2002 - 19:26:03 EDT

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    Another fast flasher --
    
    Ofeq5 Shavit r   3.0  1.2  0.0  6.0 d    4       433 x 229 km
    1 27435U 02025B   02232.69761904  .01154437  46862-3  25306-2 0  1197
    2 27435 143.4552  24.0422 0151860  93.4535 268.3447 15.79828287 12993
    
    I saw it last night, and it's definitely a fast flasher.  Its 
    low (retrograde) inclination (to about 36.5 north or south 
    latitude but moving east-to-west instead of west-to-east) and
    low orbital height limit who has the opportunity to see it, 
    but it's worth a look.  It's also going to re-enter pretty 
    soon.  Alan Pickup's page lists it decaying on September 10:
    
    http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/current.htm
    
    Not-fast flasher.  Last night from San Antonio, Texas, I was 
    not able to find Gorizont 23 (91-046A, 21533) until after 4:00 
    UTC, so if you have tried without success, it may flash later 
    or earlier at your location.  Flash period about 56 seconds.
    
    Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA
    
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