Updated elements

From: Ted Molczan (seesat@rogers.com)
Date: Wed Sep 14 2005 - 10:40:41 EDT

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After subsiding late yesterday, geomagnetic activity today returned to
storm-level, so drag on LEO satellites is likely to remain higher than normal:

http://sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html

USA 129         15.0  3.0  0.0  5.3 v
1 24680U 96072A   05257.07476993  .00018378  00000-0  24686-3 0    07
2 24680  97.9617 319.2860 0520836 232.8478 122.4086 14.74314620    03
Arc 2005 Sep 11.10 - 14.09, WRMS residuals = 0.018 deg

Brief Introduction To TLEs And Satellite IDs: 

http://www.satobs.org/element.html

Ted Molczan

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