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 > > > Dale Ireland 47.7N 122.7W Astronomy Page http://www.drdale.com Comets, Eclipses, Photography, Fabrications