Thanks to Ted and Brian for the info. If this is "similar" to the Arkon series then it will present an interesting visual target........albeit a rather fast moving one ! At best it will be just 225 km downrange.....now thats what I call close ! John http://satcom.website.orange.co.uk/ "I own my bit of sky " ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Weeden" <brian.weeden@gmail.com> To: "Ted Molczan" <ssl3molcz@rogers.com> Cc: <seesat-l@satobs.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 7:11 PM Subject: Re: USSPACECOM Nr: 33272 More info on this satellite: http://russianforces.org/blog/2008/07/launch_of_cosmos-2441_-_first.shtml ---- Brian On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Ted Molczan <ssl3molcz@rogers.com> wrote: > > John Locker wrote: > > > I have a pass of this low flyer tonight.......weather not > > looking good , but if the sky clears what do we know about > > this spacecraft??? > > > > USSPACECOM Nr: 33272 International Designator: 2008-037A > > Orbit: 203 x 739.5 km, 94min Inclination: 98.3° > > This is the first launch of new Russian IMINT satellite. Its 98.3 deg > inclination suggests that the orbit is intended to be sun-synchronous; > however, > its initial mean altitude is too low to be sun-synch at 98.3 deg. > Circularizing > the orbit at nearly the present apogee would result in a sun-synch orbit; > therefore, I expect it to manoeuvre in the near future. > > Ted Molczan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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