Re:North Korean Sat Visible
grc@spica.usno.navy.mil
Thu, 01 Oct 98 13:38:01 -0500
A quick Quicksat pass through the Molczan elset file reveals this likely
candidate for Pyongyang (times are UT)
12054 Cosmos 1220 6.0 22 2.9 t 2.5
20 3 38 .0 44 242 36 2.7 8 3 436 75 600 1.2 29 227 9.6
20 4 6 .0 52 253 45 2.4 8 3 438 116 537 1.4 34 234 21.0
20 4 35 .0 61 273 63 2.3 8 3 440 155 497 1.6 43 243 34.6
20 5 4 .0 64 305 C 92 2.4 8 3 442 192 485 1.6 55 257 49.6
20 5 33 .0 60 336 120 2.6 8 4 443 226 504 1.6 67 320 64.2
20 6 2 .0 52 355 136 3.0 8 4 445 258 551 1.5 79 416 76.7
20 6 31 .0 43 5 144 3.4 8 4 447 287 619 1.3 88 753 84.0
Seems to satisfy the KCNA criteria... :-)
Cheers,
Geoff
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Subject: North Korean Sat Visible
Author: <SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com>
Date: 01-Oct-98 7:27 AM
Hello all,
According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) the countries
Kwangmyongsong 1 satellite will be visible to the naked eye.
The satellite will move from west to east and can be seen in different
parts of Korea between 1950 GMT and 2030 GMT.
Keith Stein
Associate Technical Editor
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