Re: Cosmos 398
Programer (progrmer@max.tiac.net)
Tue, 21 Nov 1995 13:37:40 -0500 (EST)
On Tue, 21 Nov 1995, Josh R. Williams wrote:
> Anyone else out there in Seesat-L world seen Cosmos 398? It is Norad
> number #04966, and I must tell you it was really bright, I put it at Mag
> 1 to 0.... I couldn't believe I was looking at it... SO I checked my
> charts and that was the only thing that was supposed to be there... :) I
> was truly amazed because I have it down on my list as being Mag. +2 on a
> good pass, so I must have gotten lucky....
hmm that does seem a bit brighter than normal for C* 398. But it is
decaying so maybe its gotten a bit lower and etc...
1 04966U 71016A 95211.84994501 .00109508 89604-5 10419-3 0 9553
2 04966 51.4121 23.6744 0518246 245.1147 109.5116 15.11192231831761
1 04966U 71016A 95262.07903445 .00302135 10061-4 21378-3 0 54
2 04966 51.3937 143.5083 0430048 67.0140 297.5488 15.33982379839403
1 04966U 71016A 95315.86130585 .00374909 10708-4 14295-3 0 974
2 04966 51.3811 232.0234 0241177 273.5410 83.8055 15.82313610847789
it looks like it's going to reenter relativly soon, maybe someone can do
a reentry estimate on C* 398?
It might be cool to see the failed Russian Lunar Lander burn up some 24
years later :)
Marek
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