Yesterday's intense geomagnetic storm is the likely cause of USA 129's increase in rate of decay: http://sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html USA 129 15.0 3.0 0.0 5.3 v 1 24680U 96072A 05237.11808919 .00007357 00000-0 96063-4 0 01 2 24680 97.9639 299.5847 0525276 297.2857 57.5787 14.73912784 01 Arc 2005 Aug 20.85 - 25.13, WRMS residuals = 0.026 deg Brief Introduction To TLEs And Satellite IDs: http://www.satobs.org/element.html Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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