Re: Sputnik 1: T+ 50

From: Max Neupert (abonnements@revolwear.com)
Date: Thu Oct 04 2007 - 12:13:04 EDT

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    the arts also celebrate todays sputnik day with various events:
    
    http://sputnik.irmielin.org/
    
    Am 04.10.2007 um 03:55 schrieb Ted Molczan:
    
    > Congratulations to our Russian friends on the 50th anniversary of  
    > the launch of
    > Sputnik 1.
    >
    > It was also the launch of satellite observation, so it is a dual  
    > anniversary
    > here on SeeSat-L.
    >
    > I encourage one and all to share your thoughts on the significance  
    > of Sputnik 1,
    > or your stories about tracking the early the satellites.
    >
    > A quick personal note: in celebration of Sputnik 1, I am producing  
    > a 2-line
    > orbital elements history of its final stage rocket, through  
    > analysis of
    > observations by Moonwatch and professional observers. I am pleased  
    > to report
    > that the work is now nearing fruition. I now have more than 20  
    > elsets spanning
    > the final 52 days of the object's 58 days in orbit. Several of the  
    > solutions are
    > not quite complete, but if all goes well, I expect to post the  
    > results in the
    > next few days. Some time later, I will document the analysis and  
    > data on our web
    > site, including nearly 1,000 observations in the U.K. format.
    >
    > Ted Molczan
    > Admin, SeeSat-L
    >
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