NOSS 3-3 (A) 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 v 1 28537U 05004A 05038.19469672 .00000011 00000-0 20000-4 0 05 2 28537 63.4329 152.5131 0111675 182.0053 178.0538 13.39714241 09 Arc 2005 Feb 04.45 - 07.21, WRMS residuals = 0.020 deg NOSS 3-3 r 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.7 v 1 28538U 05004B 05038.26128439 .00000018 00000-0 30000-4 0 05 2 28538 63.8320 152.7897 0134828 178.2306 181.9228 13.42609160 05 Arc 2005 Feb 05.19 - 07.28, WRMS residuals = 0.016 deg NOSS 3-3 (C) 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 v 1 28541U 05004C 05038.19489541 .00000011 00000-0 20000-4 0 07 2 28541 63.4499 152.5578 0109265 183.3714 176.6586 13.39647907 08 Arc 2005 Feb 04.45 - 07.21, WRMS residuals = 0.023 deg Description of 2-line elements: http://www.satobs.org/element.html The observational arcs are short, but there are a reasonable number of accurate observations, so I decided to allow all elements except for rate of decay to be adjusted in the differential correction. The results are likely to flop around a bit, as more observations are made. If the results can be trusted, then the initial orbital eccentricity is a bit less that that of the first two NOSS 3 launches. If the NOSS 3-2 mission can be used as a guide, the NOSS 3-3 are likely to manoeuvre as soon as 5 days after launch, and are likely to complete most of their manoeuvres within four weeks of launch. Weather forecast here for Tuesday and Wednesday is overcast. Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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