Peter G. wrote: > I had a good time visually tracking Milstar 3 with 8" f/6 dob > reflector, 38X. This is the type of object well-suited to my > preferences. Pretty bright, not too fast... > > 25724 99 023A 0000 F 20090226005909720 17 25 0537011+091232 18 > > 39.1169N 76.9489W 130m ASL Your observation appears to be of quite good accuracy, in both position and time, with a total residual of about 0.01 deg. I caution that this assessment could change a bit, as additional observations are made. I included your observation in the following analyses of recent observations by David Brierley, Scott Campbell, Mike McCants, Greg Roberts, Mike Waterman and Brad Young: Milstar 3 15.0 4.5 4.5 3.6 v 1 25724U 99023A 09057.01437597 -.00000051 00000-0 -64068-3 0 08 2 25724 28.2487 341.9258 2132323 341.5399 11.7316 9.37420086 03 Arc 2008 Nov 16.08 - Feb 26.04, WRMS residuals = 0.016 deg 1 25724U 99023A 09057.01438223 -.00000060 00000-0 -76442-3 0 04 2 25724 28.2451 341.9439 2128955 341.4358 11.8944 9.37419840 09 Arc 2008 Dec 15.84 - Feb 26.04, WRMS residuals = 0.022 deg The negative rate of decay indicates that perturbations currently are causing a net increase in orbital energy, causing the mean altitude to slowly increase. Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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