> > Observations indicate that 96-72A manoeuvred earkier today. > > It was running about 2 minutes late on elements only two days old. > USA 129 fix 978 x 288 1 24680U 96072A 00251.77660427 .00033500 00000-0 47323-3 0 18 2 24680 97.8580 313.1267 0492510 72.3635 293.0722 14.78866062 158 may be a reasonable orbit, based on the assumption that it manoeuvred on the orbit just before Russell's observation on Sep.7 (about 18:56). This kind of pass, near California southbound, has been used many times before, and the 0.02 MM decrease is almost standard too. It fits Russell's Sep7 and Sep 8 observations within a second and 0.1 d. Computed with VEC2TLE, and adjusted by about +-10 sec. -- b_gimle@algonet.se (home) http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle -- -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA, 59.2576 N, 18.6172 E, 23 m -- -- COSPAR 5918, HAMMARBY, 59.2985 N, 18.1045 E, 44 m -- -- SeeSat-L / Visual Satellite Observer Home Page found at -- -- http://www2.satellite.eu.org/satintro.html -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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