Updated elements

From: Ted Molczan (ssl3molcz@rogers.com)
Date: Sun Mar 29 2009 - 16:55:09 UTC

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    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
    
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