25744 99 028A 2701 G 20020904014320730 17 25 1628006-081939 18 R 25744 99 028A 2701 G 20020904014529750 17 25 1648317-155429 18 R 25744 99 028A 2701 G 20020904014607110 17 25 1653949-175859 57 R 25744 99 028A 2701 G 20020904014822250 17 25 1712713-251235 47 R 25744 99 028A 2701 G 20020904014953780 17 25 1724538-294567 18 R 24680 96 072A 2701 G 20020904034925650 17 25 1637389+143425 18 S 24680 96 072A 2701 G 20020904035042150 17 25 1549928+260941 47 S 24680 96 072A 2701 G 20020904035327250 17 25 1353180+402934 18 S The final 96072A point appears to be too early by about 0.3 s. Most likely, I hit the stopwatch early. SRP arc 27 of 99028A ended on 2002 Sep 01. This is my best fit elset for nearly the entire arc, 2002 Jul 19 - Sep 01: 1 25744U 99028A 02244.03607639 -.00000060 00000-0 -91930-2 0 01 2 25744 63.4458 103.9320 0238188 292.6815 64.9055 9.69782312 01 WRMS error = 0.01 deg This elset fits the middle 15 days of SRP arc 27, 2002 Aug 03 - 17: 1 25744U 99028A 02229.08427662 -.00000066 00000-0 -10197-1 0 06 2 25744 63.4398 121.8167 0241320 291.5399 66.1335 9.69783845 06 WRMS error = 0.01 deg The ndot/2 during SRP arc 27 was about as predicted, indicating a gain of energy. During SRP arc 28, 2002 Sep 01 - Oct 07, the orbit will be in constant sunlight; therefore, there should be little or no net energy change due to SRP. As a result, the object will become progressively early relative the above elements. It was measurably early, about 0.4 s, during tonight's observation. Site 2701: 43.68764 N, 79.39243 W, 230 m Ted Molczan ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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