WIRE Elsets + Visibility

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These elsets from OIG would suggest visible passes this evening for the USA:

UNK                                              591 x 540
1 25648U 99011C   99064.49820708  .00063660  00000-0  49751-2 0    36
2 25648  97.5279 259.9924 0036585 167.6037 192.5907 15.00281204    65
UNK                                              585 x 540
1 25647U 99011B   99064.16470773 +.00001241 +00000-0 +10000-3 0 00035
2 25647 097.5454 259.6678 0032625 171.9763 188.1679 15.01324543000003
WIRE ?                                           588 x 539
1 25646U 99011A   99064.36482496  .00000000  00000-0 -16070-1 2    37
2 25646  97.5325 259.8708 0035257 167.5521 192.6468 15.01107549    36

For the Baltimore-Washington area that translates into all 3 objects passing
just below beta-Gemini (100az, 60 el) on or about 18:47 EST (23:47 UTC). 
Their predicted magnitudes are in the +4.5 area for all three objects.    I'm
taking the magnitude predictions, at least for objects B and C, with some
skepticism.  
I don't usually think of Pegasus-launched payloads as being binolcuar objects.

Any observations yet?   Any educated guesses on visibility?   

Cheers
Don Gardner
Homepage: http://hometown.aol.com/mir16609/
39.1796 N, 76.8419 W, 34m ASL

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