Scatha
Ron Lee (ronlee@pcisys.net)
Tue, 15 Dec 1998 17:46:18 -0700
79007A
1 11256U 79007A 98341.87944025 +.00000003 +00000-0 +10000-3 0 04174
2 11256 013.9040 048.0859 1841189 181.7905 177.3032 01.01527952040213
I suggest using Skymap. Or you can forward your coordinates and desired
observing date/time and I can send you a JPG to find it
Ron Lee
>
>Once long ago I worked on a Geosynchronous satellite called Scatha (launched
>in '79). I noticed that it was included in the data base for "home Planet",
>but was missing from the GSOC page (Perhaps they do not include
>Geosynchronous types). The satellite does not sit in one spot, but drifts in
>a figure 8 through the sky.
>Does anyone know where I could find out if this was visible, even in my
>telescope, and also how to find it.
>I have heard of others finding Geosynchronous satellites, but don't know
>how.
>
>Help, Ideas??
>I'd like to see my baby.
>
>David
>
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>David Shouldice
>david.shouldice@cobe.com
>303-231-4061
>
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>> From: CS Neil Myers[SMTP:s.n.myers@pcisys.net]
>> Reply To: csas@lists.sni.net
>> Sent: Friday, December 11, 1998 8:51 AM
>> To: CSAS
>> Subject: Re: Where was the space station this morning?
>>
>> I didn't try to see it this morning, but there could be several reasons.
>> Most likely the Gazette got something wrong (sorry, couldn't resist!). Or,
>> I know that Endeavor did boost the orbit altitude a bit on Wednesday. It
>> usually takes some time before such maneuvers get reflected in the orbital
>> elements, since they are based upon multiple observations of the vehicle.
>> I'm guessing that the prediction was made using an orbital element set
>> that was out of date. I've noticed in previous Shuttle and Shuttle/MIR
>> missions that the elsets change pretty regularly and it's often tough to
>> get data current enough to be helpful.
>>
>> BTW, the GSOC Satellite Visibility page has been updated. They now include
>> the STS-88/ISS mission as well as MIR, Iridium flares , and any other
>> satellites you'd like to find. They've changed the real-time image on the
>> page from MIR to the ISS, so it looks like it'll be there from now on.
>> They've also added a simple Java planisphere-type applet. Not too
>> sophisticated , but interesting. See http://www2.gsoc.dlr.de/satvis
>>
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