Top-priority objects of the BWGS
Bart De Pontieu (BDP@MPEPL)
Mon, 24 Jun 1996 17:33:38 +0100 (CET)
High-priority objects of the Belgian Working Group Satellites
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The Belgian Working Group Satellites has been active in collecting flash
period measurements since 1987. Our priority list contains over 200
satellites. An overview of our program (including recent observations) can
be obtained by sending a message with Subject: archive get program/program.*
to SeeSat-L-request@iris01.plasma.mpe-garching.mpg.de
Here is an overview of the objects which are rated 'top-priority'. These
are objects of which we suspect that the flash period is changing in an
atypical way. Usually this means the rocket's rotation around its own rotation
axis is accelerating, so that the flash period becomes shorter. This
behaviour is not fully understood, so detailed observations are very much
needed. We always welcome new observers. For more details on how to
report/perform flash period measurements, contact me, Kurt Jonckheere or
Leo Barhorst (addresses below), or check out our Web-pages at this URL:
http://users.skynet.be/satimage/bwgs/bwgs.htm
The following format is used :
LINE 1 : COSPAR-ID, priority code, number of observations, NORAD-number, name
of satellite, remark on reason for top-priority.
LINE 2,3,4 : most recent observations in this format :
Date, Initials of observer, flash period in seconds, remarks about magnitude
and appearance.
65- 8 A ! 42 1001/Transtage 3,Titan 3A: no acceleration anymore
95-10-10 MM 5.01 7-9, flash to 5.5
95-12-24 MM 10.49 6-inv, triple max
96-01-04 MM 10.49 triple max
79- 50 A ! 81d 11389/AMS 4: accelerated?
96-02-17 RE 20
96-03-24 RE 20
96-04-22 LB 14.5 AA, mag 6->inv
84-109 B ! 153x 15360/C1 Kosmos 1605: acceleration stopped?
96-04-27 KJ 15.7
96-05-04 KJ 15.8
96-05-04 BD 12.0 A'fA', 5.5->8.5
85- 94 G ! 23 16144/F2 Tsyklon K1690-1695: still going down?
95-12-29 PM 19 1)
96-01-03 LB 32.2 AA, mag 5->inv
96-01-14 LB 29.2 AA, mag 5->inv
86- 37 B ! 165x 16728/C1 Kosmos 1745; accelerating?
96-03-31 LB 29.7 AA, mag 5->inv
96-04-01 KJ 31
96-04-08 JEV 30.9 MM, 5->inv
86-100 B ! 68 17240/C1 K1808; slowly accelerating?
96-02-25 LB 62.1 AA, mag 5->7
96-02-27 LB 54.7 AA, mag 5->7
96-04-14 LB 52 AA, mag 6->inv
87- 49 B ! 35 18096/C1 Kosmos 1850: is goiing up again
96-04-09 KJ 8.23
96-04-16 WV 8.49
96-04-16 BD 8.3 5.0->7.0
87- 74 G ! 23x 18340/F2 Tsyklon Kosmos 1875-1880: sudden acceleration ?
96-02-26 LB 10.45 AA, mag 5->7
96-04-27 KJ 19.1
96-05-04 KJ 19.0
87- 98 B ! 48 18586/C1 Kosmos 1898: still going down ?
96-05-04 KJ 17 long max,diff per,
96-05-15 TC 18.0 ssm, mag +4
96-05-15 KJ 18.1
88- 53 B ! 89 19257/C1 Kosmos 1954: acceleration stopped
96-04-13 KJ 9.9 FF->sa->S
96-04-13 WV S +4 ??
96-04-16 WV S +4
89- 17 B ! 67 19827/C1 Kosmos 2004: also accelerating ?
96-03-30 WN 19.5 A'A', C* 2004 r
96-03-31 LB 18.7 AA, mag 4->7
96-05-05 BD 14.1 6.3->inv
89- 28 B ! 108 19922/C 2016 r; has accelerated, going up again?
96-05-08 LB 13.6 AA, mag 5->inv
96-05-15 KJ 14.1
96-05-26 JEV 14.9
89- 59 B ! 207 20150/C 2034 r; to be checked
96-05-08 LB 13.6 AA, mag 5->inv
96-05-15 KJ 14.1
96-05-26 JEV 14.9
90- 4 B ! 224b 20433/C1 Kosmos 2056; small acceleration
96-05-15 TC 13.9 sm, mag +3=7F
96-05-20 LB 7.9 AA, mag 5->inv
96-05-26 JEV 14.3 A'aA' -> A'A'
90- 13 A ! 4 20478/MOS 1B; to be checked, possibly flashing
93-07-08 TC S, mag +7
94-02-14 PK mag +6
96-05-08 LB 36.7 AA, mag 3->inv, ss
90- 78 B ! 146 20775/C1 Kosmos 2098: could have been accelerated acc to RE
96-05-05 BD S, 3
96-05-15 KJ almost S, mag +3.5
96-05-15 TC one max mag +2.5,
90-111 B ! 60 21015/C1 Kosmos 2112: period decreasing again ?
96-05-15 TC 12.91 FF, mag +4
96-05-15 KJ 12.5
96-05-25 JEV 12.67 AA
91- 59 B ! 185 21667/C1 Kosmos 2154: MM jump=>accelerating !
96-04-21 TC 11.7 together with 91-5
96-04-22 BD 7.0 5.5->inv; a'F'a'F'
96-04-26 WV S East
92- 8 B ! 134x 21876/C1 Kosmos 2180: going up ?
96-04-30 BD 10.5 4.8->inv; drap
96-05-05 LB 10.64 AA, mag 4->inv
96-06-05 LB 11.87 FF, mag 4->inv
92- 12 B ! 124 21903/C1 Kosmos 2181: accelerting
96-04-15 LB 4.36 FF, mag 4->inv
96-04-16 WV 4.41
96-06-02 LB 4.61 FF, mag 4->inv
92- 20 B ! 176 21938/C1 Kosmos 2184: no change
96-02-01 LB 44.3 AA, mag 4->7
96-04-13 LB 36.8 AA, mag 5->inv
96-04-13 KJ 45 mag +3.5->inv
92- 36 B ! 115 22007/C1 Kosmos 2195: short period now !
96-04-03 WV 3.98
96-04-20 LB S, mag 7
96-06-02 LB 5.14 FF, mag 5->inv
93- 36 B ! 68 22676/C1 Kosmos 2251: accelerating stopped?
96-05-15 TC 17.3 sa->FF, mag +3
96-05-20 LB 18.0 AA, mag 4->7
96-05-25 JEV 19.6 AA, 4->7
94- 45 B ! 47bx 23190/C1 Kosmos 2285; sometimes hp
96-02-21 WV 17.2 small ampl
96-03-27 WV 9.38
96-06-01 LB slowly var, mag 5-
94- 74 B ! 89 23343/J1 Resurs 1-3: first Zenit to have a small acc!
96-05-05 DSB 18.133 A_'AfA_' +2.5->inv
96-05-05 LB 10.1 AA, mag 3->7
96-05-19 LB 10.9 AA, mag 3->inv
95- 52 B ! 5 23677/C1 K2321: more obs needed, urgently !
96-06-01 LB 38.1 AA, mag 4->7
96-06-01 LB 38.4 MM, mag 4->6
96-06-05 LB 21.6 AA, mag 5->inv
95- 58 B ! 44b 23705/J1 Zenit K2322; short P seen by KJ
96-04-26 WV S +2 in W
96-04-27 KJ 0.876
96-04-27 TC S->shadow, mag +2.
Cheers,
Bart De Pontieu
& Leo Barhorst (leobarhorst@pi.net)
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Bart De Pontieu -- Max-Planck-Institute for extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
bdp@mpepl.plasma.mpe-garching.mpg.de -- http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bdp/eurosom.html
BWGS-coordinator -- Flash editor -- SeeSat-L administrator -- would-be-observer
"Nous sommes quand-meme tous des Europeens" -- TC Matic
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