Re: Report & request

Bjoern Gimle (b_gimle@algonet.se)
Wed, 4 Dec 1996 07:09:51 +0100 (MET)

>Patrick Wiggins asked for reliable visual satellites:

My favourites are the EORSATS ( #23596 and #23748)

C*2326 EORSAT   2.5                              418 x 404
1 23748U 95071A   96338.14107817 -.00010812 +00000-0 -17308-3 0 06795
2 23748 065.0144 035.7406 0010366 268.2600 091.7354 15.52059270054184
C*2313 EORSAT   2.5  6.0 0.0 0.0  29             421 x 401
1 23596U 95028A   96338.15849881 -.00004283 +00000-0 -65461-4 0 02552
2 23596 065.0313 323.7966 0015125 291.0198 068.9329 15.52034423084429

These always maintain a thirty minute separation, but in different
orbit planes, except when more are in orbit.

and the Zenith-2 rockets

The latest set =                                 856 x 835
1 23705U 95058B   96337.01671008 -.00000047 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 01494
2 23705 071.0177 279.0774 0014660 212.0661 147.9570 14.14162513056151
The latest set =                                 848 x 842
1 23405U 94077B   96336.96903477 -.00000029 +00000-0 +10000-4 0 03152
2 23405 070.9830 138.4211 0003533 210.0574 150.0347 14.14214580104427
Cosmos 2333 Rk? Zenith-2                         865 x 838
1 24298U 96051B   96337.18098258 -.00000047 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00820
2 24298 071.0346 340.1582 0018778 256.4779 103.4258 14.12420485012548
Cosmos 2263 SL-16 Rk                             853 x 826
1 22803U 93059B   96337.12804654 -.00000234 +00000-0 -94218-4 0 06164
2 22803 070.9855 208.5178 0019246 281.4642 078.4325 14.15836492166006
Cosmos 2227 r   2.0 10.4 3.9 0.0                 849 x 843
1 22285U 92093B   96336.84994606 -.00000280 +00000-0 -12260-3 0 06482
2 22285 071.0165 099.5490 0003587 358.5431 001.5679 14.13920513201593
Cosmos 2219 r                                    851 x 831
1 22220U 92076B   96337.16289205 +.00000352 +00000-0 +20477-3 0 06061
2 22220 070.9937 359.5543 0013511 186.1986 173.8972 14.15397022208808
Cosmos 2082 r                                    858 x 836
1 20625U 90046B   96337.18601211 -.00000346 +00000-0 -15750-3 0 00450
2 20625 070.9932 045.2325 0014918 328.2760 031.7466 14.13698041337185
Cosmos 1980 r   2.0 10.4 3.9 0.0  20             852 x 834
1 19650U 88102B   96337.00419338 +.00000305 +00000-0 +18219-3 0 05758
2 19650 070.9924 301.1522 0012294 073.9534 286.2927 14.14910458414447
Cosmos 1943 r                                    850 x 816
1 19120U 88039B   96337.04287861 +.00000129 +00000-0 +86269-4 0 09116
2 19120 071.0084 319.9654 0023561 161.5968 198.5998 14.17776110442515
Cosmos 1844 r                                    849 x 827
1 17974U 87041B   96337.22142445  .00000254  00000-0  15232-3 0  4701
2 17974  71.0024 223.9399 0015133 315.6680  44.3231 14.16173938494134
Cosmos 1833 r   2.5 10.4 3.9 0.0  22             844 x 835
1 17590U 87027B   96336.84131354 -.00000309  00000-0 -13280-3 0  5731
2 17590  70.9978  98.3758 0006607 230.5734 129.4802 14.15840460501833
Cosmos 1697 r   2.5 10.4 3.9 0.0  22             847 x 836
1 16182U 85097B   96337.02351196 +.00000016 +00000-0 +32945-4 0 05767
2 16182 070.9966 301.8277 0007882 323.7226 036.3362 14.15257554574362

Since some of them are in nearly the same orbits, e.g. 16182/19650,
22285/17590, they sometimes travel in parallell, less than 100 km apart.
They are usually flashing, after launch very rapidly.

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