Cosmos 2360 r
Walter Nissen (dk058@cleveland.freenet.edu)
Thu, 30 Jul 1998 13:08:18 -0400 (EDT)
OBS:
I wrote:
> I would guess 25406 is a Tselina-2 and 25407 will have more in
> common with 23704 and the earlier Zenit-2's which dropped Tselinas than
> with 25400. Thus, look for .4 s.
Or, maybe not. Clouds were so troublesome, I'm not totally certain of the
identification, but I saw a bright object in place on schedule, and there
is no other consistent object in my QuickSat menu. I didn't see it for
very long, clouds interfering, but while high in the North, it exhibited
brief dips with a period of 3.78 s.
PPAS(beginning):
98- 45 B 98-07-30 4: 9:50.6 WN 22.7 .8 6 3.78 __', C* 2360 r,
minima measured as much more precise than A or M maxima
2360 r
1 25407U 98045B 98210.29894263 -.00000048 00000-0 00000+0 0 57
2 25407 71.0128 129.0425 0009475 274.0517 85.9540 14.14841495 139
Cheers.
Walter Nissen dk058@cleveland.freenet.edu
-81.8637, 41.3735, 256m elevation
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Ground tracks and orthographic views are diversions for the visual observer.
QuickSat provides your nightly menu, giving you the information you actually
need. Supplement with a planetarium/mapping program, if desired.
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Details:
Better later elset, from OIG:
IRIDIUM 25
1 24904U 97043B 98209.15089578 -.00000018 +00000-0 -13647-4 0 02284
2 24904 086.3988 258.2537 0002595 072.9307 287.2164 14.34216639048971