The Southern Hemisphere is well placed for sighting opportunities of 2003-09C - the IGS 1 H2A rocket - through to late May: this rocket is likely to decay in June - well ahead of the B object, with the times for the C object being good owing to it being winter here. I will try and keep an eye on it though we have been having quite a few cloudy nights and mornings Robert Wainuiomata New Zealand 41.261 S 174.948 E ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Marco Langbroek <marco.langbroek@wanadoo.nl> To: satelliet lijst (SeeSat) <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Wednesday, 2 May 2012 1:27 AM Subject: Keep track of IGS 1B (Re: IGS 1B about 3 min early) Op 1-5-2012 12:31, Alexander Repnoy schreef: > IGS 1B pass about 29 Apr 18:34 UTC, 3 min early then ephemeris from 2012 > Apr 22 12113.86. > IGS 1B pass about 30 Apr 19:06 UTC, 3 min early then ephemeris from 2012 > Apr 22 12113.86. As it is getting lower and lower and nearer to uncontrolled reentry mid-2012 (current orbit and SatEvo suggests August reentry date), it is vital that we keep good track of this satellite (03-009B). The orbit is quickly deteriorating and we should strive for a near-continuous coverage to monitor the descend. This could be a nice summer project for the N-hemisphere observers and provide both observers and analysts with an interesting case. - Marco ----- Dr Marco Langbroek - SatTrackCam Leiden, the Netherlands. e-mail: sattrackcam@wanadoo.nl Cospar 4353 (Leiden): 52.15412 N, 4.49081 E (WGS84), +0 m ASL Cospar 4354 (De Wilck): 52.11685 N, 4.56016 E (WGS84), -2 m ASL Station (b)log: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com Twitter: @Marco_Langbroek ----- _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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