Greg's computer guided video camera proved its worth again by making the recovery. The manoeuvre was much larger than expected, which was the main reason that Tony did not recover it. Observation arc 2003 Dec 28.84 - 29.86 UTC: USA 129 15.0 3.0 0.0 5.3 v 1 24680U 96072A 03363.80283538 .00021846 00000-0 23910-3 0 08 2 24680 97.7982 63.1278 0550000 84.6517 281.7163 14.71884965 03 WRMS residuals = 0.017 deg I constrained the solution by fixing the inclination and the perigee distance at their pre-manoeuvre values, because I did not expect them to be significantly affected. The solution also assumes an instantaneous manoeuvre on 2003 Dec 18 at 12:54:02 UTC, which was the first perigee after Tony made the final pre-manoeuvre observation. The manoeuvre could not have occurred any earlier, but could have occurred at a subsequent perigee; additional observations may enable the actual manoeuvre time to be determined. Also, Greg Roberts has pointed out to me that I was incorrect in stating that he made the first negative observation on Dec 21; Tony made the first negative obs on Dec 20 at 12:43 UTC. I apologize for the error. 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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