71003 03 054C 2701 G 20031202221314520 17 25 0512157+452147 19 S 71002 03 054B 2701 G 20031202221336150 17 25 0507724+444242 19 S 71001 03 054A 2701 G 20031203000235040 17 25 1018191+710117 57 I 71002 03 054B 2701 G 20031203000237870 17 25 1018203+710090 57 I 71003 03 054C 2701 G 20031203015032020 17 25 1634422+522224 28 71002 03 054B 2701 G 20031203015109310 17 25 1636229+525546 37 Site 2701: 43.68764 N, 79.39243 W, 230 m Several observers have reported seeing two NOSS, but nobody has reported seeing three, so I now believe that this and the 2001 duo are 3rd generation NOSS - the first to employ two satellites instead of three. Also, there is general agreement among observers tonight that the trailing NOSS was significantly brighter than the leader. Similar behaviour was observed early in the 2001 duo's mission, but much less frequently after it became operational. Here are revised elements. They are still rather rough, but far more accurate than the search elements I posted after the launch. NOSS leader 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.9 v 1 71001U 03054A 03336.98665477 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 01 2 71001 63.4241 302.2675 0130382 180.6286 179.4594 13.39605918 08 NOSS trailer 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.9 v 1 71002U 03054B 03337.06133389 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 04 2 71002 63.4241 302.0778 0130382 180.6284 179.4596 13.39533829 02 NOSS 3-2 r 10.1 3.0 0.0 3.7 v .000 1 71003U 03054C 03337.06082219 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00 2 71003 63.4733 301.0900 0149592 180.0633 180.0398 13.40507081 01 Ted Molczan ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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