Our two replies seem to have crossed. Mine would imply that ON THE AVERAGE you should look near RA 05:45 RA, 0 dec. IF the satellite is geosync, it could be there about 11:50 PM - in graveyard orbit later. But it is inclined, probably ascending, and the sun is higher, so if it is rotating near the equatorial plane this would force flashes even further W (early) All in all, it needs a longer observation sequence, or lucky random observations spread over a year to make computations. I found two near-geosyncs, 22205 GALAXY 7 best fit 20706 DFS 2 earlier and 23132 UFO F3 USA 104 later but with only one position given, it could have been a Molniya type orbit ? /Björn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph A. Dellinger" <geojoe@freeusp.org> To: <SeeSat-D@satobs.org> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 8:36 PM Subject: geosync flasher > I guess I need to be more specific. Given the satellite was flashing > at 12:22AM last Thursday, what time might I expect it to be flashing, say, > tonight? Same time? A few minutes earlier? A few minutes later? Is it > reasonable to assume that the satellite's rotation axis has not changed > over a few days? Or do satellites usually wobble more than that? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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