AlSat 1 SL-8 Rocket

From: Michael McCants (mmccants@jump.net)
Date: Tue Jun 03 2003 - 12:51:09 EDT

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This launch occurred last November, but since it is a sun-sync
orbit, the objects have not been visible from latitude 30 until
the approach of the summer solstice.

AlSat 1 r        7.4  2.4  0.0  5.5 d   11
1 27561U 02054C   03149.21919860  .00000196  00000-0  58278-4 0   761
2 27561  98.2166  35.4794 0039660 235.3744 124.3704 14.52764551 26413

The rocket was observed tumbling last night from about magnitude 5
to about magnitude 8 with a period of about 1.65 seconds.

Mike McCants
Austin, TX

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