Interesting objects
Mike McCants (mikem@freeside.fc.net)
Thu, 23 Jul 1998 13:40:08 -0500 (CDT)
The following objects have shown negative "drag" terms in the last
week. Objects like these rockets have had shorter tumble periods
after such episodes in the past.
Cosmos 1577 Rk
1 15078U 84067B 98204.29669835 -.00000116 00000-0 -13430-3 0 5593
2 15078 82.9536 172.7739 0025224 338.3699 21.6393 13.76329744706720
Cosmos 2135 Rk
1 21131U 91013B 98203.99510051 -.00000131 +00000-0 -13976-3 0 09642
2 21131 082.8244 006.4463 0062551 256.7355 102.6822 13.79341613372712
Cosmos 2334 Rk
1 24306U 96052C 98204.11914693 -.00000041 +00000-0 -59356-4 0 02019
2 24306 082.9318 057.2189 0026065 173.9376 186.2101 13.74113401094169
Ed Cannon said last night that this rocket was varying:
Okean 1-7 Rk
1 23318U 94066B 98204.15627856 +.00000124 +00000-0 +15230-4 0 03586
2 23318 082.5442 073.9174 0027379 108.3399 252.0791 14.74330251203401
Here is the current elset for Iridium 71.
Iridium 71 tum
1 25320U 98026B 98204.19097450 +.00000195 +00000-0 +62560-4 0 01940
2 25320 086.3983 260.2611 0001244 031.1687 328.9581 14.34219690011777
Mike McCants