Molniya 3-49 Observed, 11 Jul 98

Ron Lee (ronlee@pcisys.net)
Fri, 10 Jul 1998 23:18:20 -0600

MOLNIYA 3-49
1 25379U 98040A   98191.17936725 +.00000228 +00000-0 -29476-3 0 00215
2 25379 062.7848 239.5381 7435637 280.1486 010.9308 02.00506461000182

Saw it at 4:40 UT. Approx mag 10.5 and steady at a range of 10705 km
and altitude of 10570 km. Phase angle (Skymap) of 123.8 and predicted
magnitude of 10.7 with standard magnitude of 6

Used 8" telescope

Ron Lee
Falcon, CO