Re: Koronas-F launched

From: Edward S Light (light@argoscomp.com)
Date: Tue Jul 31 2001 - 10:06:11 PDT

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    As Igor Lissov posted earlier ...
    > 
    > Word is that Koronas-F was successfully launched today from Plesetsk
    > by the Tsyklon-3 vehicle ....
    
    OIG has been issuing TLEs for ...
    26873 (01-032A}  CORONAS-F,
    26874 (01-032B)  SL-14 R/B,
    26875 (01-032C}  SL-14 deb, and,
    26876 (01-032D}  SL-14 deb
    
    All of these have good passes at my location this evening.  Does anyone on
    SeeSat have any idea as to the brightness of (at least) the A and B objects?
    
    Is Koronas-F of similar size as Koronas 1 (23019 = 94-014A)?  We observed
    the latter object several times from 1995 to 1998 at apparent magnitudes
    ranging from 2 to 6.
    
    Is the new "SL-14" R/B (26874 = 01-032B) similar to the old Koronas 1 R/B
    (23020 = 94-014B) which we've seen from 1996 to as recently as 08 July 2001
    at apparent magnitudes ranging from 3 to 6 ?
    
    Thanks.
    
    Clear and dark skies!
       Ed Light
    
    Lakewood, NJ, USA
    N 40.1075, W 074.2312, Hgt +24 m (80 ft)
    
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