Re: Starshine 3, anybody know where it is???

From: Jim Nix (nixj@bellsouth.net)
Date: Sun Sep 30 2001 - 17:31:18 EDT

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Hi,

    I couldn't locate the elset at OIG until after I posted my note.  With so many pre-launch elsets
...........oh well, somebody knows where it is.  Now, to figure out how bright it is.........

Best

Jim



Daniel Deak wrote:

> Hello Jim and list,
>
> The elset you used was for a launch at 01:00 UT on Sept. 20. It was good for any
> day after that, as long as the launch time was still 01:00. If not you only had
> to correct the time of pass but the trajectory in Az/El would stay the same. I
> guess that's what you did.
>
> Yesterday, I posted this revised predicted TLE for launch at 02:40 UT :
>
> STARSHINE 3
> 1 90004U 01042D   01273.20023559  .00001694  00000-0  54654-4 0    11
> 2 90004  67.0499 118.5800 0005594 254.2442 326.7804 15.31914967    16
>
> There is only a 14 seconds time difference for a predicted pass today at 23:15
> UT from my place compared with this OIG elset :
>
> STARSHINE 3
> 1 26929U 01043A   01273.42133989  .00024889  00000-0  81734-3 0    20
> 2 26929  67.0555 117.9102 0004960 219.4654 140.5664 15.31517941    35
>
> It will be interesting to watch the change in magnitude of the flashes as it
> gets into a lower and lower orbit month after month.
>
> I have a pass at the above mentioned time. Will wait for it.
>
> Dan
>
> --
> Daniel Deak
> representant, projet spatial Starshine
> Drummondville, Quebec
>
> COSPAR site 1746 : 45.8537°N, 72.4857°W, 90 m., UTC-4:00
>
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