In PPAS format: 85- 48 D 05-04-12 01:37:19.64 22.2 0.3 21 1.06 11 11.5->inv Description of the PPAS Format http://users2.ev1.net/~mmccants/bwgs/ppasfmt.html I stumpled across Telstar 303 (15826, 85048D) a cylindrical, spin stabilized communications satellite cylinder on Monday evening (01:35 UTC, 12 April 2005). It seem that the spin rate has increased from the listed 50 rpm to 57 rpm. Observed with a 10 inch (250mm) dob and a PC164C camera. Previous post on Telstar 3030 by Kevin Fetter and Philip Chien: http://satobs.org/seesat/Feb-1999/0240.html http://satobs.org/seesat/Feb-1999/0292.html View of the spacecraft: http://www.friends-partners.ru/partners/mwade/craft/hs376.htm Don Gardner 39.1799 N, 76.8406 W 100 mALS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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