Re: usa 55

Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Tue, 6 Jul 1999 23:26:53 +0100

With regard to USA 55 (#20547 = 90- 28 B) Robert Matson <ROBERT.D.MATSON
@cpmx.saic.com> writes
>As I recall, this is Glomar with its Pegasus 3rd stage
>still attached.  This satellite *is* included in Alan
>Pickup's ALLSAT file.  The (Molczan) standard magnitude
>I have for this satellite is +9.6, so it must not be very
>big.  (The RCS above supports this.)  --Rob

I don't maintain an ALLSAT file; I suspect Robert means Mike Mccants'
alldat.tle file.

Alan
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