Re: NOAA K

Dale Ireland (direland@drdale.com)
Wed, 13 May 1998 19:48:36 -0700

Thank you Tony
I received a weak APT image of my area (Seattle) from NOAA-K at 0145 UTC
just moments after your first message to me with elements. 

Thanks Dale

At 11:01 AM 5/14/98 +0900, you wrote:
>At 10:54 14/05/98 +0900, Tony Beresford wrote:
>>At 17:50 13/05/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>>Hello 
>>>Would someone please direct me to the orbital elements for the NOAA K
>>>satellite that was launch this morning.  I have been unable to locate them
>>>Thanks Dale
>>Well this comes off Alan Pickup's select.tle
>>98030A                                           823 x 808 km
>>1 25338U 98030A   98133.77664591 -.00000044  00000-0  00000-0 0    35
>>2 25338  98.7169 163.6809 0010553 336.0999  24.1467 14.22915048    09
>>Tony Beresford
>>From the following sets from OIG NOAA-K is now raising its orbit
>itself. Obtained about 0120UT May 14 
>Tony Beresford
>----------------------------------------------------
>NOAA-K
>1 25338U 98030A   98133.91726017 -.00000044  00000-0  00000+0 0    43
>2 25338  98.7153 163.8182 0010462 339.7246  20.3528 14.22786111    38
>NOAA-K
>1 25338U 98030A   98133.77664591 -.00000044  00000-0  00000+0 0    34
>2 25338  98.7169 163.6809 0010553 336.0999  24.1467 14.22915048    09
>NOAA-K
>1 25338U 98030A   98133.70628213 -.00000044  00000-0  00000+0 0    16
>2 25338  98.7279 163.6236 0008455 317.7671  42.2856 14.23584175    03
>NOAA-K
>1 25338U 98030A   98133.67211713 -.00000044  00000-0  00000+0 0    26
>2 25338  98.6959 163.5428 0000009 160.4552  25.6356 14.19938778    04
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