97068B CENTAUR

karcher (101672.3140@compuserve.com)
Wed, 18 Feb 1998 15:46:26 -0500

 Hello european observers ,
 Just observed  this highly eccentric rocket body .
  It's flashing  at mag +10 or +11  , period: about  15 sec ( CCD obs)
  Crossed  over GAMMA CASS  at  19H34 , range was 39000 km =

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   If  you use  at least an 8 inches  and the following elset   , you wil=
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 ( perhaps ) seen  it,  about  3 min earlier .
  97068  B
  25035  97333.93619160 .00000560                   +95000-1  =

  25035  064.730 333.8885  7140000 270.1576 089.8424 02.02896301
  The original elset   is in EL980207 ( 5000 elsets file ) , and  I
modified
  only  NDOT/2 and  BSTAR  =

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   Good luck    ,  =

  Dan Karcher    47.8033 N , 07.3417 E , 230 m

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