This rocket of the Cosmos type (SL-8; C1) experienced a sudden accelaration: Some PPAS observations: 03- 37 C 05-09-02 02:57:46.1 AR 277.9 0.2 89 3.123 F; +6.5->inv; note b73 03- 37 C 05-09-04 03:11:14 LB 92.2 0.2 30 3.07 F; +5->inv; note b74 03- 37 C 05-09-13 03:19:21.3 AR 286.3 0.2 129 2.220 F; +7->inv; note b75 03- 37 C 05-09-15 03:26:34.0 AR 200.0 0.3 91 2.198 F; +6->7.5; note b76 03- 37 C 05-09-19 03:59:29.1 BD 149.7 0.2 69 2.17 A; +5.5->inv These observations indicate an acceleration of 0.8 sec within 10 days. Kurt Jonckheere used to check the TLE's before and after such occurrences. He sometimes found "Main Motion jumps". I did a similar check for this rocket and did not find such a jump. For those observers who want to: follow the flashing period and report it to me. This is a nice object. Bram Dorreman Collector PPAS observations COSPAR 4160 51° 16' 45.5" N 5° 28' 36.6" E (WGS84) 35 m ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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