Updated USA 129 elements

From: Ted Molczan (molczan@home.com)
Date: Fri Jul 13 2001 - 10:45:49 PDT

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I derived this update using observations by myself, Paul Gabriel, Rob Matson,
Jim Nix, Alberto Rango, Peter Wakelin and Mike Waterman, during the period 2001
Jul 09 - 13 UTC:

USA 129         15.0  3.0  0.0  5.1 v
1 24680U 96072A   01194.11848958  .00028897  00000-0  40521-3 0    05
2 24680  97.9381 255.8266 0501629 145.8690 217.5822 14.77546610    07

Mean residuals are about 0.01 deg.

In case anyone is interested, here is the final version of my day-earlier
orbit, based upon additional observations from some of the above named
observers:

1 24680U 96072A   01193.17032986  .00029806  00000-0  41298-3 0    09
2 24680  97.9311 254.8811 0502978 148.9001 214.3265 14.77495797    08

I made the following observations last night:

24680 96 072A   2701 G 20010713030216130 17 25 1402968+103342 28 S
24680 96 072A   2701 G 20010713030503500 17 25 1016807+471213 18 S

Site 2701: 43.68764 N, 79.39243 W, 230 m

Ted Molczan

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