Accurate GEO Obs plus GEO UNID
Ron Lee (ronlee@pcisys.net)
Thu, 30 Oct 1997 21:58:45 -0700
Observed six geosynch satellites tonight to get data for the
SDP4 issue. Used Mike McCants ALLDAT file from 25 Oct 97
(the current one on his web site)
Name NORAD Time(UT) RA (HH:MM.M) Dec (DD:MM) (J2000)
ACTS 22796 03:14:03.3 23:14.4 -06:11
DBS 2 23192 03:17:28.7 23:14.6 -06:06
DBS 3 23598 03:17:57.5 23:14.6 -06:06
ASC 2 21227 03:18:18.2 23:14.6 -06:06
DBS 1 22930 03:18:31.5 23:14.6 -06:06
UNID xxxxx 03:19:35.1 23:14.6 -06:06
The declination was not exactly the same (-06:06). Will have
to get a better obs to 0.2 arcmin in Dec if required. Note the
non DBS satellite (ASC 2) stuck between the DBS satellites.
Must belong to the same folks.
Could not ID the UNID geosynch in any of my elsets. If anyone
else can, please advise.
Ron Lee