XSS-11 manoeuvres

From: Ted Molczan (seesat@rogers.com)
Date: Tue Dec 13 2005 - 03:46:20 EST

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    Here are updated elements of XSS-11's rocket:
    
    XSS-11 r         1.3  1.1  0.0  7.6 v
    1 28637U 05011B   05345.25624330  .00000054  00000-0  30201-4 0    07
    2 28637  98.8533 335.3908 0011708 240.9638 119.0361 14.11052027    08
    Arc 2005 Oct 29.24 - Dec 11.28, WRMS residuals = 0.028 deg
    
    XSS-11 continues to manoeuvre in the vicinity of its rocket. Here is a summary
    of XSS-11 observations reported to-date, with its along-track position relative
    its rocket:
    
     Date   UTC
    Nov 07 05:50   6.2 km ahead (Russell Eberst)
    Nov 09 05:30   0.3 km ahead (Russell Eberst)
    Nov 12 05:00  12.6 km ahead (Peter Wakelin)
    Nov 21 05:09   8.4 km behind (Peter Wakelin)
    Nov 25 06:37   7.6 km behind (Peter Wakelin)
    Dec 07 05:45  14.0 km ahead (David Brierley)
    Dec 11 06:45  38.0 km behind (David Brierley)
    
    It seems clear that on Nov 09, Russell spotted a rendezvous in progress.
    
    Ted Molczan
    
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