Hi List,
Culled from Sue Worden's FAQs
(http://www.fc.net/~worden/FAQ/Chapter-10)
>Pageos (5994/1963-14DA)
>
>One of the few large remaining fragments of the Pageos
>balloon launched in 1963. Largely susceptible to solar
>radiation pressure this fragment makes for an interesting
>geodetic target. It is in an elliptical orbit of around 960
>x 6600 km at 85 degrees, where it can be seen between mag.
>+4 and +6. Note that this fragment is wrongly catalogued by
>USSPACECOM as one of the Westford Needles.
Can anyone tell me if there are any more Pageos fragments still in orbit and
if so, how bright are they?
I would also be grateful for current TLEs.
Best Regards,
Patrick Curran
Co. Kilkenny, SE Ireland [52.4369°N 6.9761°W - 80M]
[www.iol.ie/~pkcurran] [pkcurran@iol.ie]
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