24753 97 012A 8539 F 20050101232814290 17 25 0353891+232001 29 09415 76 091A 8539 F 20050101234556890 17 25 0353827+231871 29 11389 79 050A 8539 F 20050102002247840 17 25 2143500+584680 67 11389 79 050A 8539 F 20050102002258280 17 25 2120272+603853 67 The first 2 points are close to the same spot 1 degree under Atlas in the Pleiades 17 minutes and 42 seconds apart. I was able to id an unknown I saw in telescope field of view while tracking #09415 at 23.48.00 UTC as Leasat 5 rocket #20411. With an apogee of 8080 mile and a perigee of 200 mile, I lucked into it at 838 mile altitude. LEASAT 5 PKM (S 1 20411U 90002C 04360.43455804 .00004688 00000-0 97244-3 0 9170 2 20411 27.2336 318.9978 4862316 6.8162 357.8968 5.82931254250823 Viewing was fair to poor. Relatively warm 45 F. Happy New Year. Lat. 39.4707 Lon. -79.3388 Alt. 2753 ft. -5 UTC What these numbers mean: http://www.satobs.org/position/IODformat.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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