elsets for 87-49B, 88 29B, 92-36B

Mike McCants (mike@comshare.com)
Mon, 15 Jan 1996 00:16:35 -0600

1 18096U 87049B   96001.93807795 +.00002816 +00000-0 +10335-2 0 04734
2 18096 074.0320 184.6414 0022555 082.1841 278.2026 14.33065731447783

1 18096U 87049B   96004.93979854 +.00003476 +00000-0 +12728-2 0 04790
2 18096 074.0283 179.1540 0022692 080.7935 279.5848 14.33090897448216

1 18096U 87049B   96010.87331861  .00003312  00000-0  12123-2 0  4765
2 18096  74.0401 168.3302 0023304  82.9177 277.4713 14.33132376449068

An abnormally high "drag" term continues for 87-49B.

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1 19039U 88029B   96001.88965304  .00000059  00000-0  29808-4 0  3627
2 19039  74.0453 295.2268 0029141 238.9791 120.8498 14.34838869405226

1 19039U 88029B   96003.00521032 +.00000072 +00000-0 +34625-4 0 03683
2 19039 074.0453 293.1846 0029119 236.6174 123.2188 14.34839194405382

1 19039U 88029B   96005.02715714 +.00000106 +00000-0 +46309-4 0 03791
2 19039 074.0452 289.4826 0029099 232.4472 127.4033 14.34839991405671

1 19039U 88029B   96010.81409843  .00000273  00000-0  10482-3 0  3648
2 19039  74.0450 278.8889 0029030 220.8070 139.0909 14.34844235406501

This "drag" term is just a little too high.

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1 22007U 92036B   96003.09234640 +.00006037 +00000-0 +60765-2 0 05906
2 22007 082.9296 019.9844 0030902 309.5490 050.2914 13.77045402104603

1 22007U 92036B   96005.05416125  .00005769  00000-0  58053-2 0  5890
2 22007  82.9295  18.5239 0030151 304.1424  55.6807 13.77065642104876

1 22007U 92036B   96009.48633906  .00004478  00000-0  45015-2 0  5934
2 22007  82.9302  15.2266 0029612 290.7123  69.0801 13.77097797105482

1 22007U 92036B   96010.06760834  .00004112  00000-0  41336-2 0  5949
2 22007  82.9305  14.7943 0028708 288.3381  71.4637 13.77098893105566

The difference (13.770989 - 13.770978) / 1 would give a "drag" term
of 0.000011, not 0.000041.  But that's still too high.

1 22007U 92036B   96011.01215564  .00003831  00000-0  38500-2 0  5957
2 22007  82.9309  14.0922 0028594 285.0571  74.7252 13.77103464105692

The difference (13.771035 - 13.770978) / 2 would give a "drag" term
of 0.000029.

1 22007U 92036B   96011.52077169  .00003472  00000-0  34868-2 0  5965
2 22007  82.9272  13.7047 0030205 286.9263  72.8577 13.77099293105766

The difference (13.770993 - 13.771035) / 1 would give a "drag" term
of -0.000042, not +0.000035.  So, if the orbital disturbance is
continuing, the tumble period might go up or down.

Since Monday is a holiday in the US, there should not be new elsets at OIG.

Mike McCants
mike@comshare.com