-- bjorn@tt-tech.se (office) b_gimle@algonet.se (home) -- -- http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle -- -- COSPAR 5918, HAMMARBY, 59.298 N, 18.104 E, 55 m -- -- SeeSat-L / Visual Satellite Observer Home Page found at -- -- http://www.satellite.eu.org/satintro.html -- -----Original Message----- From: Bjoern Gimle <b_gimle@algonet.se> To: Ted Molczan <molczan@home.com> Date: den 7 juli 1999 18:06 Subject: Re: USA 116 and 129 elements updated >According to Mike's classfd.tle up to July 02, Pierre's improved elset >and Rob's COLA, USA 129 was maneuvred around > >6/17/1999 20:34:45.4 24680 USA 129 15.0 3.0 10.3 86.1 -18.09 > >This is close to perigee (as expected) near northern apex > >The orbit changed from >USA 129 963 x 281 >1 24680U 96072 A 99168.84198665 .00028000 00000-0 36155-3 0 11 >2 24680 97.9090 231.2495 0486582 88.8339 276.8557 14.82344011 305 >to >USA 129 976 x 280 >1 24680U 96072 A 99168.84194368 .00025244 00000-0 32133-3 0 3424 >2 24680 97.8440 231.2909 0496632 90.3696 275.4417 14.80308339 -2667 > >USA 116 was 50 deg. further east, and passed 159 and 256 minutes >(64 degrees) later. Since USA 116's MM was 14.811 the difference >will decrease by 0.8 min (0.2 deg.)/day initially. Because of it's >higher perigee and lower ndot2, this will shrink to zero (MMs equal) >after about 30 days, and by mid/end August another reboost may be due, >unless both are boosted to MM near 14.72. > > >-- bjorn@tt-tech.se (office) b_gimle@algonet.se (home) -- >-- http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle -- >-- COSPAR 5918, HAMMARBY, 59.298 N, 18.104 E, 55 m -- >-- SeeSat-L / Visual Satellite Observer Home Page found at -- >-- http://www.satellite.eu.org/satintro.html -- > > > > >