Shenzhou 2 elset

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Tue Jan 09 2001 - 14:59:54 PST

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    OIG has posted the first elset for Shenzhou 2:
    
    Shenzhou 2                                       336 x 197 km
    1 26664U 01001A   01009.88060300 -.00002661  84174-5  00000-0 0    10
    2 26664  42.6086 354.6303 0104726 129.6363 231.3322 16.02871692    37
    
    This has visibility opportunities over the southern USA in the next few
    hours as it tracks northbound into eclipse near 28 deg N in the evening
    sky. Eclipse exit occurs southbound near 7 deg S before dawn. Be
    prepared for other objects in the same orbital plane, particularly the
    rocket - no elsets for these yet.
    
    I updated my Decay Watch page earlier this (UTC) evening - check the
    page for details (No new decayers).
    
    <OffTopic>
    Some phases of tonight's total lunar eclipse were obscured by cloud over
    Edinburgh. As expected, because of the Moon's passage through the N part
    of the umbra, the southern part of the lunar disk was darkest and
    distinctly reddish, while areas near the northern limb were relatively
    bright and silvery-grey. I estimated the total magnitude at mid-eclipse
    as about mag -2. One of two stellar occultations I timed during totality
    was of the mag 5.2 star 63 Geminorum - I saw the disappearance at 20 21
    38.5 UTC but the reappearance was missed because of cloud. 
    </OffTopic>
    
    Alan
    -- 
    Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707:  55d53m48.7s N   3d11m51.2s W      156m asl
    Edinburgh  / SatEvo & elsets:    http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/
    Scotland  / Decay Watch: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
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