The following objects are accelerating ! : 87- 49 B 18096/C1 Kosmos 1850r 88- 53 B 19257/C1 Kosmos 1954r 91- 7 B 21090/C1 Kosmos 2123r 92- 8 B 21876/C1 Kosmos 2180 rocket ********************************* Observers are Kurt Jonckheere, Willy Verhaegen, Leo Barhorst, Walter Nissen, Vince Gardiner date time (UT) obs Period remarks 87- 49 B 96-11-15 04:46:07 LB 125.3 0.5 6 20.9 AA, mag 4->inv 87- 49 B 97-01-07 09:40 VAG 108.2 1.0 5 21.6 AA mag4->inv 87- 49 B 97-01-14 17:12:56 LB 164.0 0.5 10 16.40 AA, mag 4->inv 87- 49 B 97-01-27 04:41:16 LB 74.6 0.5 6 12.4 AA, mag 5->inv 88- 53 B 96-09-11 08:43:10.0 VAG 84.3 1.0 4 21.1 mag4->inv 88- 53 B 96-11-21 18:43 WV S? clouds 88- 53 B 96-11-23 17:37 WV LP +5/+7 88- 53 B 97-01-07 10:01 VAG 154.6 1.0 4 38.7 AA mag4->inv 88- 53 B 97-01-08 17:25:53 LB 70.5 0.5 2 35.3 MM, mag 5->inv 88- 53 B 97-01-27 04:53:27 LB 116.4 0.5 4 29.1 AA, mag 5->inv 92- 8 B 96-11-06 18:10 KJ 155.4 1.5 8 19.4 FF, 4->inv, later MM 92- 8 B 96-11-06 18:11 WV 159.4 0.5 8 19.9 92- 8 B 96-11-15 17:04 KJ 179.0 0.4 14 12.79 92- 8 B 96-11-15 17:04 WV 127.9 0.3 10 12.79 92- 8 B 97-01-25 20:16:27 LB 126.4 0.2 22 5.75 FF, mag 4->inv 92- 8 B 97-01-27 17:42 KJ 244.9 0.3 44 5.57 92- 8 B 97-01-27 19:26:23.1 KJ 121.4 0.3 22 5.52 syn effect 92- 8 B 97-01-27 19:28:20.0 KJ 122.1 0.3 22 5.55 syn effect 92- 8 B 97-01-29 1:13:16.3 WN 65.6 0.5 12 5.46 FF, C* 2180 r Wheather is not permitting any observations in Western Europe for the moment, so thanks Walter for your observation ! The flash period IS still GOING DOWN ! We need to follow it as regular as possible. Also don't forget to take a look at 91- 7 B. ------- You can use the following elements (courtesy Ted Molczan and OIG) : Cosmos 1850 r 7.4 2.4 0.0 5.5 v 1 18096U 87049 B 97 22.99742712 .00000075 00000-0 27189-4 0 5891 2 18096 74.0380 197.6709 0022919 34.1951 326.0671 14.33208280503232 Cosmos 1954 r 7.4 2.4 0.0 5.5 v 1 19257U 88053 B 97 23.00643916 .00000034 00000-0 12271-4 0 4773 2 19257 74.0473 200.0229 0021081 138.8644 221.4102 14.33809966449381 21090 1 21090U 91007B 97029.53479782 .00000174 00000-0 16477-3 0 835 2 21090 82.9162 17.7302 0022316 319.6985 40.2676 13.75498722300328 21876 1 21876U 92008B 97029.09448685 .00000428 00000-0 43435-3 0 7897 2 21876 82.9249 246.2499 0034269 282.7868 76.9464 13.74542796248223 All observations are very much appreciated. Happy observing ! Kurt J ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kurt Jonckheere (kjonckheere@unicall.be) 51.2 N 2.9 E Latest accelerations : http://uc2.unicall.be/kjonckheere/index.htm observations collector for the Belgian Working Group Satellites: Send your observations of flashing satellites, preferrably in the correct PPAS format to ppas@cds.plasma.mpe-garching.mpg.de -------------------------------------------------------------------------