USA 129 elements on 2000 Dec 05

From: Ted Molczan (molczan@home.com)
Date: Wed Dec 06 2000 - 08:38:04 PST

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    I have updated the elements using observations by Tony Beresford, Jim McManus
    and Greg Roberts, during 2000 Dec 01 - 05 UTC:
    
    USA 129         15.0  3.0  0.0  5.1 v
    1 24680U 96072A   00340.88811921  .00043021  00000-0  61066-3 0    04
    2 24680  97.8637  40.9250 0512360 141.3474 222.5661 14.75043055    01
    
    Mean residuals are about 0.01 deg.
    
    The decline in eccentricity and argument of perigee, as compared with those of
    the elements posted soon after the manoeuvre, appears to be the result of
    having a greater number of points with which to define the orbit. The latest
    result is in better agreement with the pre-manoeuvre elements.
    
    Ted Molczan
    
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