Dear Observers Russell Eberst and I have recovered the two pieces of fairing from the Japanese IGS 4 launch early in 2007. They are only visible in the summer from this latitude (52N). They are bright naked eye and quite steady after leaving eclipse in the south, but as they travel north they flash wildly. Since they haven't been seen since last August, there's no way of telling which is which. I have a 2-day arc for 07-5E, so ndot is very uncertain. I have a single transit for 07-5F, and I'm assuming its orbit is very similar to E's. D07-005E 4.0 v 1 30590U 07005E 08161.99359656 0.00006000 00000-0 18143-3 0 04 2 30590 97.2345 277.1192 0005716 162.9953 197.1248 15.34228270 06 D07-005F 4.0 v 1 30591U 07005F 08162.00270715 0.00006000 00000-0 18143-3 0 05 2 30591 97.2345 277.9858 0005717 162.9743 197.1912 15.34228726 05 David David M Brierley Malvern, Worcestershire, UK Station 2675 52.1358N 2.3264W 70m davidbrierley@waitrose.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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