Re: please identify satellite, if any

From: Tony Beresford (dberesford@adam.com.au)
Date: Tue Dec 23 2003 - 00:28:15 EST

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    At 15:21 23/12/03, Kevin Fetter wrote:
    >UNK 030305 is close, if we allow for time and position errors.
    >
    >No report on how accurate the time, is so I assume it good to 1 second.
    >
    >Kevin
    >
    >--- Denis <boucherd@telusplanet.net> wrote:
    >> Best as I can find for place and time,
    >> 
    >> Unk 030305, norad 70013U Geo satellite
    >> 
    >> 
    Kevin, the angular velocity discounts 03035 which is near geo,
    and hence doing 0.25 degrees/minute relative to stars.
    In the message that Walter nissen posted Henk Bulder states the timing errors
    are + or - 1 second. As he gives positions to better than an arc minute,
    I dont think  repoer accuracy is a problem
    I get a match with 75 91A , an old geosat, but the angular velocity is too
    high, and the time and position offsets too large.
    
    Astron and its rocket can be discarded as they arent in right spot and their
    angular velocity is much less than 0.5 degrees/minute.
    Tony Beresford
    
    
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