Re: OCS

From: Björn Gimle (b_gimle@algonet.se)
Date: Wed Feb 02 2000 - 22:53:33 PST

Next message: nixj@bellsouth.net: "Feb 02 obs"

Previous message: Mike McCants: "Spacecom has again switched some of the 2000/004 objects."
In reply to: DeHBeaver0@aol.com: "OCS"
Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]

> I have heard so mich about the JAWSAT mission recently. From Heavens-Above, I 
> have managed to see the Optical Calibration Sphere. But H. Above posts no 
> Jawsat views for my location. Are the different objects (OCS, JAWSAT, 
> Minotaur r/b) in different orbits? Or are the others fainter than the OCS? 

The Minotaur rocket should be easy, though I have missed it three times (!)
But all other objects are faint, except Í have seen a bright flash from
one of them.
They are in very similar orbits, as can be  seen from the prediction below.

 0/ 2/ 3    6:25:59 263 33 26066 ASUSat-1 Minotaur r
 0/ 2/ 3    6:29:57 263 31 26061 ASUSat-1
 0/ 2/ 3    6:30:46 264 31 26063 OCS
 0/ 2/ 3    6:31:38 264 30 26065 Jawsat
 0/ 2/ 3    6:31:40 264 30 26062 Opal
 0/ 2/ 3    6:32:42 264 30 26064 FalconSat 
 
/Bjorn




-----------------------------------------------------------------
Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe'
in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org
http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html

Next message: nixj@bellsouth.net: "Feb 02 obs"
Previous message: Mike McCants: "Spacecom has again switched some of the 2000/004 objects."
In reply to: DeHBeaver0@aol.com: "OCS"
Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]

This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Wed Feb 02 2000 - 23:21:23 PST