I have refined Mike McCants' solution based on the assumption that it is related to the 06006B / 28944 explosion: 1 91117U 07631A 07132.53574934 .00000587 00000-0 12695-1 0 06 2 91117 50.8982 161.6114 4883067 244.9397 57.5096 5.07303856 06 This version more nearly correlates with the RAAN of 06006B at the time it exploded. To help constrain the solution, I introduced a pseudo-observation at the time of the explosion, looking straight up from beneath the sub-satellite point. I am not completely satisfied with the result; however, I found worse results using ~4 rev/d and ~6 rev/d orbits, so the above should be in the ball park. I will attempt to observe the object tonight in the above orbit. Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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