Here are updated elements using Alberto Rango's and my post-manoeuvre points: USA 186 15.0 4.0 0.0 5.3 v 1 28888U 05042A 08146.85285590 .00006658 00000-0 69138-4 0 05 2 28888 97.9258 209.1948 0536421 341.1402 17.0588 14.75743343 05 Arc 2008 May 23.83 - 25.86, WRMS residuals = 0.011 deg Actual eccentricity = 0.0533093 In an earlier post, I mentioned that I could not yet rule out that the manoeuvre was a perigee-raising, instead of an apogee-raising, and I am now fairly certain that it was the former. The manoeuvre appears to have occurred on 2008 May 22, within a few minutes of the apogee passage of 18:24 UTC, resulting in about a 5 km raising of the perigee. The arc is still fairly short, hence my lack of absolute certainty. Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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