Arc 2003 May 19 - 28 UTC: USA 129 15.0 3.0 0.0 5.3 v 1 24680U 96072A 03148.08262046 .00039284 00000-0 41555-3 0 00 2 24680 97.8645 211.4835 0492057 72.4342 292.9993 14.84906565 05 WRMS residuals = 0.01 deg Last night, USA 129's mean motion reached it highest value ever, 14.849 rev/d, per the above elements. In spring 2000, it performed a reboost manoeuvred within a day of reaching very nearly the same value; there were its pre and post manoeuvre elements: 1 24680U 96072A 00117.84807680 .00031871 00000-0 42527-3 0 00 2 24680 97.8916 181.7422 0471326 146.3342 216.8717 14.84895836 01 1 24680U 96072A 00117.87513889 .00032965 00000-0 46276-3 0 08 2 24680 97.8967 181.7705 0519878 146.9356 0.7530 14.73668030 02 At this time of the year, USA 129 is in twilight for observers north of about latitude 50 deg, but is well placed for observation a bit further south. Cloud is forecast here for tonight. Ted Molczan ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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