new geosync flasher

Rainer Kracht (r.kracht@elmshorn.netsurf.de)
Fri, 9 May 1997 13:23:47 +1

New geosync flasher

Pierre Neirinck has observed mag 5 flashes from
Gorizont 23 (1991-46A, 21533) on 1997 May 07.
The flash period was 53.47 seconds.

On 1997 May 08 I have timed 21 flashes (mag 5 to 6)
with my 10x50B:

 n       time
 0   21:22:14.38 UTC
 1   21:23:07.81
 2   21:24:01.31
 3   21:24:54.66
 4   21:25:48.31
 5   21:26:41.83
 6   21:27:35.06

13   21:33:49.61
14   21:34:42.91
15   21:35:36.38
16   21:36:29.88
17   21:37:23.30
18   21:38:16.77

26   21:45:24.70
27   21:46:18.23
28   21:47:11.71

40   21:57:53.42
41   21:58:46.78
42   21:59:40.10
43   22:00:33.79
44   22:01:27.09

Flash times are at 1997 May 08:
(21:22:14.32 +/- 0.03)UTC + (53.4742 +/- 0.0013)*n

Gorizont 23
1 21533U 91046A   97125.51309928 -.00000098 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 09904
2 21533 003.1845 068.1620 0007510 062.6274 297.2878 00.98908836015549

91-46A is drifting with about -5 deg/day (to the west).

Rainer
r.kracht@elmshorn.netsurf.de
 9.6626 deg east long.
53.7695 deg north lat.
9 m above msl