This is a note for satellite catalog fans. I have just noticed that 18911 = 1967-14M, ostensibly a fragment of Diademe 2, has TLEs going back to 1961. From its orbit, it is clearly in fact a piece of 1961 Delta = Explorer IX. Also, 1967-11Q is really from the 1967-14 launch, and 02683 = 1967-14E has only spurious TLEs (from some West Ford debris) in the archive; old Satellite Situation Reports from the 1960s have more plausible orbital data for it. I don't recall these errors being noted before, apologies if this is a repeat. - Jonathan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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