The updated elements below are based on observations by Russell Eberst and Leo Barhorst: NOSS 3-8 (A) 1015 x 1198 km 1 42058U 17011A 17068.02317167 0.00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 00 2 42058 63.4547 132.3372 0122192 179.3315 180.7895 13.40733979 01 rms 0.01 from 7 observations March 8.22 - March 9.04 NOSS 3-8 (B) 1013 x 1200 km 1 42065U 17011B 17068.02284507 0.00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 09 2 42065 63.4595 132.3109 0125197 179.5379 180.5784 13.40755760 07 rms 0.01 from 8 observations March 7.18 - March 9.04 The distance between the two payloads has increased to 202 km at epoch time of the elsets above, but the drift rate is slowing down. During the first week the daily distance drift rate between the two NOSS 3-8 payloads was similar (~32 km/day) to that shown by the NOSS 3-7 payloads during the first 10-14 days after their launch in 2015. But the trend for NOSS 3-8 is since day 8 starting to deviate from this as the daily distance drift rate is slowing down (currently to 14 km/day and over the coming days it likely will slow down more). I have clear skies currently, hopefully they last untill the passes of coming night. Unlike Leo, I was clouded out last night. - Marco ----- Dr Marco Langbroek - SatTrackCam Leiden, the Netherlands. e-mail: sattrackcam_at_langbroek.org Cospar 4353 (Leiden): 52.15412 N, 4.49081 E (WGS84), +0 m ASL Cospar 4355 (Cronesteyn): 52.13878 N, 4.49937 E (WGS84), -2 m ASL Station (b)log: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com Twitter: _at_Marco_Langbroek ----- _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Thu Mar 09 2017 - 10:41:25 UTC
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