Re: Odds and sods from the geo belt

From: Ian Roberts (itrmail2003@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Nov 12 2009 - 10:21:02 UTC

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    Hi Greg,
    
    
    > ????            0434 E
    > 20091110220847450 16 15 0526071+041242 38  +097 00
    > object moving mainly in DEC - quite bright
    > 
    > This is rocket of H-2A  08007B #32501 at a range of
    > 20890 kms
    
    Agreed.
    
    
    
    
    
    > ????            0434 E
    > 20091110221011080 16 15 0535403+041716 38  +125 06
    > Keps show three sats in a tight bunch, but there are only
    > two at the old Astra 1F, NSS 703, NSS 5 group - so IDs of
    > remaining two difficult
    > 
    > Cant add anything here. Without a picture cant visualize
    > the situation....
    
    One of the three has gone owol, according to the Keps.
    
    
    > 90049 05 605C   0434 E 20091110225133280 16
    > 15 0737445+040657 38  +118 73
    > 90049 05 605C   0434 E 20091110225230340 16
    > 15 0738386+040839 28  +121 02
    > 90049 05 605C   0434 E 20091110225349780 16
    > 15 0739582+041107 28  +122 02
    > 90049 05 605C   0434 E 20091110225536720 16
    > 15 0741482+041430 38  +122 05
    > Keps show unknown 050415 also at site of 90049/05605C
    > 
    > I find GUIDE 8 shows ABS 1 (LMI 1 (#25924 99053A) and
    > ASIASAT2 (#23723 95064A)
    > close to 90049 (- close group of three sats.)
    > 
    > Are you sure about keps for 050415 also showing it there ?
    > 
    > 050415 = 90048  and this was several hours away from
    > this group in RA,
    > 90048  was at approx RA 06h42m Dec +10d 11'  at
    > this time.
    > Are you using INT.TLE for the geos? 
    Classfd.tle, inttles.tle, int96tles.tle and the Spacetrack catalog.txt for the day.
    In Heavensat, 90049 and Unknown 050415 are shown ganged together in time, separated by 9', moving past Asiasat2 and ABS 1(LM 1).
    
    
    Ian.
    
    
          
    
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