The following are based on observations by Greg Roberts. Vortex 6 31735 X 39863 km 1 19976U 89035A 09087.37912249 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 01 2 19976 5.8630 11.8202 0963465 221.4031 130.8767 1.00231684 03 Arc 2009 Mar 13.84 - Mar 28.77, WRMS residuals = 0.002 deg USA 202 35755 X 35971 km 1 33490U 09001A 09087.28235326 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 07 2 33490 2.9006 338.1366 0025537 145.8164 214.3493 1.00003252 08 Arc 2009 Mar 13.80 - 28.74, WRMS residuals = 0.007 deg On Mar 28 UTC, USA 202 passed through 50.7 deg E, drifting west 0.971 deg/d. Its destination remains to be seen. One possibility is 44 E, near which two other GEO SIGINT satellites are active, Vortex 6 (89035A / 19976) and Advanced Orion 2 (98029A / 25336). Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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