Arc 2003 Jan 07 - 13 UTC: USA 129 15.0 3.0 0.0 5.3 v 1 24680U 96072A 03013.51486739 .00042896 00000-0 48104-3 0 06 2 24680 97.8466 78.8747 0491110 152.9277 209.8492 14.84032779 01 WRMS residuals < 0.01 deg At the present rate of decay, on 2003 Jan 23 96072A's mean motion will exceed the highest value in its history, so a manoeuvre this month seems a virtual certainty. On 2003 Jan 22, sister satellite 01044A's (aka 26934) argument of perigee will cross the equator. Many reboost manoeuvres have been made when one of the KeyHoles' perigee crosses the equator, because that is the opportunity to change several orbital elements using a single manoeuvre. A manoeuvre could occur at any time, but Jan 22, give or take a day or two, looks like a good bet. Ted Molczan ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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