The geomagnetic storm of Aug 24 has caused USA 129's rate of decay to more than double: http://sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html USA 129 15.0 3.0 0.0 5.3 v 1 24680U 96072A 05238.13635836 .00016789 00000-0 22061-3 0 05 2 24680 97.9639 300.5888 0524494 294.0028 60.7127 14.73957968 02 Arc 2005 Aug 24.11 - 26.14, WRMS residuals = 0.022 deg Due to the shortness of the arc, I found it necessary to fix the inclination and argument of perigee, consistent with recent elements. Without this measure, the perigee distance would have suddenly increased several km above the well established range, which seems unlikely. 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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