RE: Centaur fuel dump observed from the Cape

From: Bob Christy (rdc@zarya.info)
Date: Tue Dec 11 2007 - 01:41:27 UTC

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    Thanks for the comment Ed.
    
    From the radio side - I can confirm that NROL-24 is in an orbit consistent
    with Ted's second element set. Doppler variation on the signal suggests
    that it is rotating once every 12 seconds.
    
    Bob Christy
    Lincoln, UK
    53.2233 deg North
    0.6004 deg West
    Height 59m
    
    
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Ed Cannon [mailto:edcannonsat@yahoo.com] 
    > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 12:20 AM
    > To: seesat-l@satobs.org
    > Subject: Centaur fuel dump observed from the Cape
    > 
    > SpaceFlightNow.com reports observation of the Centaur fuel 
    > dump at 6:55 PM EST (4:55 UTC).  On CloudyNights.com 
    > binoculars forum there's a report from North Carolina that 
    > may be it also.
    > 
    > Thank you very much to Bob Christy for the very helpful reply 
    > regarding what I thought might be a possible launch 
    > observation.  I didn't know where to find all of the launch 
    > information.
    > 
    > Ed Cannon - Austin, Texas, USA
    > 
    > 
    > 
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