Re: Shenzhou objects

From: Yoshiro Yamada (yamada@ysc.go.jp)
Date: Thu Jan 09 2003 - 02:27:02 EST

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    Sorry to be late with this report.
    
    I was able to see Shenzhou 4 and the rocket within a minute of
    the predicted times by the following elements posted on Seesat
    by Ron Lee and Ted Molczan, 
    
     Shenzhou 4       5.0  2.0  0.0  5.0 d   10       337 x 331 km
     1 27630U 02061A   02365.84188149 -.00150916  00000-0 -84753-3 0   126
     2 27630  42.4030 326.7807 0004452 180.1751 270.4674 15.78654533   348
     SZ-4 rk
     1 27630U 02061A   02364.38854632  .00779380  82659-5  57683-3 0    50
     2 27630  42.4073 335.6309 0099754 134.9968   2.7393 16.04294545   119
    
    Shenzhou 4 was a steady magnitude 2.5 as an overhead pass, while the
    rocket was +2 in the north, brightened to magnitude 0 in the west
    and northeast.
    (2003 Jan. 2 17:30 JST (Shenzhou 4); Jan. 2 17:37 JST (rkt); JST-9h=UTC)
    
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    Yoshiro Yamada                            | tel    : +81-45-832-1166
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    Yokohama 235-0045, JAPAN                  | long.  :139d35'52" E
    
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