Space-Track has issued an element set for USA 342/55263 Does it fit your observation? Robert Christy > On 17 Jan 2023, at 13:13, Kevin Fetter via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org> wrote: > > calibrated-T08-astrobrock-scan-20230116-021627-... > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JhDNzIgI4W8VoDTZz9ILtm4CWDNGV-Te/view?usp=drive_web> > Thanks for the info. > > I don't see Cosmos 775 being one of the unknowns at this time. It has angle > path to the geo sat belt, and the unids barely changed with respect to the > geo sat belt over the time I observed them. > > Scope I was using. > > *Observatory*: iTelescope.Net <http://hosting.itelescope.net/> at Siding > Spring Observatory Australia - MPC Q62 > > *Telescope*: 0.10-m f/5 Astrograph + CCD > > *Timezone*: UTC +10:00 New South Wales, Australia Daylight > <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=152> savings time is > observed. > > Minimum Target Elevation: Approx 20-25° West & South : 35° East : 75° North > > > *South* 31° 16' 24" *East* 149° 03' 52" > > *Elevation*: 1122m *MPC* Code Q62 > > > >> On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 5:32 AM Bob Christy via Seesat-l < >> seesat-l_at_satobs.org> wrote: >> Hello Kevin >> There is one known object located between the Koreasat 5 pair at 113°.1 >> east and Chinasat 6B, namely Cosmos 775 (8357/1975-97A), an old OKO early >> warning satellite. Could it be one of your unknowns: >> https://www.orbitalfocus.uk/Diaries/Launches/GeoSS/geo-loc.php#42691 >> Your position is close to the location I derived for GTO insertion (116° >> east) from the launch time and satellite release six hours later. >> An orbit was published with a period of 1407.5 minutes, so USA 342 >> (55263/2023-008A) is travelling eastwards at +4.2° per day. >> Robert Christy >>> On 17 Jan 2023, at 01:37, Kevin Fetter via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org> >> wrote: >>> This morning, I used to online scope in Australia, to look for CBAS 2. >>> Using some past info, and assuming it would be released in a similar spot >>> along the geo sat belt, I did a scan of the area around that section of >> the >>> geo sat belt. >>> I noticed 2 unid's and observed them over some time. From what I see, >> they >>> area in geo orbit. >>> The 2 unid geo's, were between Koreasat 5A and Chinasat 6B, >>> Kevin >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Seesat-l mailing list >>> http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l >> _______________________________________________ >> Seesat-l mailing list >> http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Thu Jan 19 2023 - 12:12:41 UTC
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