NORAD switches 75-82 A and B;
jay.respler@genie.com
Tue, 9 Jan 96 06:26:00 UTC 0000
>The latest Satellite Situation Report contains the following entries :
>
> 8197 75-082A KIKU 1 (ETS 1) JPN 105.9 47.0 1102 975 2.1
> 8352 75-082B N-1 R/B JPN 105.9 47.0 1099 972 1.7
>10674 78-018A UME 2 (ISS-B) JPN 107.2 69.4 1220 974 1.9
>10675 78-018B N-1 R/B JPN 107.1 69.4 1216 973 1.7
>
>I think NORAD has switched the payload and the rocket in both cases. 78- 18 B
>is really the payload Ume 2, and 75- 82 B is really the payload Kiku 1.
It's not just the latest Report. A check of the Report from Sep 30 '89
shows the same thing.
>Guess what the initial flash periods of 78-18 B (as reported in the PPAS
>archive of the Belgian Working Group Satellites) were ?
You can add these observations I made:
Sep 1 91 West. 25 deg el. Flashing 2 1/2 sec 7.1 to >9
Sep 2 91 East. 20 deg El. Flashing 2 1/2 sec 5.3 to >9
>76- 19 A (Ume 1) is identical in appearance (to 78- 18 B) : specular
>flashes with a low and almost constant period.
My obs:
Sep 21 91 West. 78 deg el. Flashing 2 sec 5 to >9
Nov 5 91 East. 50 deg el. Flashing 1 to 2 sec from 4-4 1/2 to >9
>What about the rockets ?
>The late German observer Horst Koehnke observed 76-19 B 20 times between
My obs:
Mar 92 East. 65 deg el. Mag 8 1/2
Jun 92 West. 45 deg el. Mag 9.2
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