OBS Paul Camilleri 29 June 2016: MUOS 5 Centaur r/b (+ element update)

From: Marco Langbroek via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:23:51 +0200
Observations communicated on behalf of Paul Camilleri (astrometry by me):

41623 16 041B   8600 G 20160629094600000 17 75 1354592-054070 56
41623 16 041B   8600 G 20160629094910000 17 75 1425184-070390 56

site 8600  32.9770 S  151.6480 E  18m ASL

The MUOS 5 Centaur rb was notably early relative to my previous elset, and 
notably flashing at a rate of ~4 flashes per 32 seconds, i.e. flash cycle ~8 
seconds peak-to-peak.

Updated elements, including observations from Paul and Kevin Fetter from the 
last 4 days and excluding the hours directly after launch on the 24th:

MUOS 5 Centaur rb                                     3679 x 35159 km
1 41623U 16041B   16181.15001132 0.00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    00
2 41623  19.0089 322.1251 6101470 179.0080 183.2882  2.09527965    02

rms     0.012            from 10 observations June 25.29 - June 29.41

- Marco

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