Apologies for not noticing that ElObsEnt had transgressed into 29 orbits over Ed's 14 day observation period. The MM for 28 orbits is near 2.00 - more likely for a recent object which has not had a perigee dip? The RMS error is just marginally higher. The 98765 elset gives passes about 5 minutes earlier/day, whereas 98751 is about 50 min earlier/day, hence takes 13-14 days to come at about the same time. Ed050716 28 RMS=0.37 orbits MM=2.00636434 39462 x 890 1 98751U 05697A 05197.07504393 .00000011 00000-0 91738-3 0 28 2 98751 27.7482 194.5173 7262953 127.8380 280.5722 2.00636434 54 Ed050716 29 RMS=0.36 orbits MM=2.07801689 38207 x 916 1 98765U 05697A 05197.07504393 .00000011 00000-0 91738-3 0 23 2 98765 27.7205 194.2213 7187947 127.7817 277.7445 2.07801689 61 Description of 2-line elements: http://www.satobs.org/element.html BStar and the "new" USSTRATCOM Cat# are (almost) arbitrary. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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