96-38B

Rainer Kracht (R.Kracht@t-online.de)
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 17:25:22 +2

Pierre has sent these observations of 96-38B:

1996 Oct 14

seen leaving eclipse 05:04:19 UTC

05:04:23.15  RA 01h50.00m  decl +58d45.10' 1950.0  naked eye
05:04:39.00     00 20.00        +88 54.00  1950.0  naked eye
05:04:52.76     13 53.40        +68 40.80  1950.0  50x16B

and this elset:

USA 125 r
1 23946U 96 38  B 96288.4424277   .07
2 23946  54.9660  36.0884 0002703 221.6437 138.5832 16.43895917


Using SGP4 I get:
(ndot/2 and e set)

    1
   51.0524   -2.4043       33.    Pierre Neirinck  2563
USA 125 r     
1 23946U 96 38  B 96288.21200000  .07000000  00000-0  61625-3 0    01
2 23946  54.8302  36.5776 0002703 221.6437 215.9161 16.38469839    01
  1 96 10 14  5  4 23.2   1 50.00  58.752 1950 0.5
  1 96 10 14  5  4 39.0   0 20.00  88.900 1950 0.5
  1 96 10 14  5  4 52.8  13 53.40  68.680 1950 1.0
  0  0

 1288  5 4 23.2    .0  1 49.15 58.746  1 50.00 58.752  .120  .006  .120
 1288  5 4 39.0    .0  1 13.99 88.969  0 20.00 88.900-1.463 -.069 1.464
 1288  5 4 52.8    .0 13 53.95 68.662 13 53.40 68.680 -.058  .018  .061


Rainer Kracht
R.Kracht@t-online.de