Hi All, Had a clear night 8 June, so decided to get a good timing measurement on Superbird A (#20040) before it dips too low into the west. Period has dropped to 22.977 +/- .003 seconds. Flash peak was around 4:19 UTC (20:19 PDT), in line with prediction. PPAS format: From Newport Coast, CA [33.6028 N, 117.8263 W, 200m] Superbird A (#20040): 89- 41A 99-06-08 04:22:03 RM 321.68 0.05 14 22.977 mag +3 --> inv Soon, only western Samoa and Tongo will be able to see Superbird's flashes for a while. Eastern Africa will be able to take the baton in mid-July, and southern Europe can jump on board at the beginning of August. (As usual, Australia, New Zealand and Asia are out of luck). --Rob ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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