Hi Ted and List, Observed USA 129 last night. Recorded several positional points, but I'll just post my most accurate one where the satellite nicely split HP #103200 (mag 5.03) and HP #102949 (mag 5.66): 12 July 04:15:47.9 -- RA 20.8807 hours, Dec +28.18 deg [J2000] From COSPAR #8733 (Newport Coast, CA -- 33.6028 N, 117.8263 W, 200m) Observation is in close agreement with the elements Ted just posted: > USA 129 15.0 3.0 0.0 5.1 v > 1 24680U 96072A 01193.17032986 .00029829 00000-0 41375-3 0 00 > 2 24680 97.9365 254.8870 0502874 148.9247 214.3032 14.77496090 08 > Satellite came about 0.3 seconds early compared to SGP4 predictions using the above elset. The satellite produced a sharp glint (at least mag +1) sometime between 4:16:15 and 4:16:30 (in the vicinity of azimuth 60 deg, elevation 24 deg). It was quite unexpected, so I'm afraid I can't estimate the time any better than that. Something to look for if USA 129 is making a northbound pass in your evening northeast sky. Cheers, Rob ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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