Minotaur/OCS/? obs

From: Björn Gimle (bjorn.gimle@tietotech.se)
Date: Fri Jan 28 2000 - 01:30:45 PST

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    I observed two objects on a  W 29 deg. pass at 05:30 UT this morning Jan.28
    The first object was steady +4, at 5:30:39.9 near a 6.3 star
    (11:11, +14.5), but I didn't move my binoculars, not knowing
    exactly the predicted sequence.
    Only four seconds later I saw a -1 flash, but waited at the same
    position for two minutes for more objects - none seen.
    
    Though the elsets did seem stable, except OCS (Using OIG 
    latest five at 06:30 UT), two hours later only the Minotaur
    remains stable enough, and OCS is very little changed!
    Only the Minotaur fits my observation.
    The smallest separation, 8 s, is now OPAL/OCS, but the order
    does not fit my obs. (9 s OCS/FalconSat)
    
     6:30:24 265 29 26066 MINOTAUR R/B
     6:30:25 265 29 26066 MINOTAUR R/B new   OK
     6:30:25 265 29 26066 Minotaur R/B prev
     6:30:27 265 29 26066 MINOTAUR R/B
     6:30:44 265 29 26064 FALCONSAT
     6:30:50 265 29 26065 JAWSAT
     6:30:51 265 29 26063 OCS
     6:30:57 265 28 26061 ASUSAT-1 prev
     6:30:58 265 29 26064 FALCONSAT prev
     6:30:59 265 29 26064 FalconSat new
     6:31:02 265 29 26065 JAWSAT newest      !
     6:31:06 265 29 26062 OPAL
     6:31:09 265 29 26062 OPAL newest        !
     6:31:11 265 29 26061 ASUSat-1 new
     6:31:13 265 29 26061 ASUSAT-1
     6:31:13 265 29 26061 ASUSAT-1
     6:31:17 265 29 26061 ASUSAT-1
     6:31:17 265 29 26063 OCS newest         OK?
     6:31:19 265 29 26063 OCS new
     6:31:20 265 29 26065 JAWSAT
     6:31:23 265 29 26062 OPAL new
     6:31:23 265 29 26065 Jawsat new
     6:31:23 265 29 26065 JAWSAT prev
     6:31:24 265 29 26062 Opal prev
     6:31:24 265 29 26062 OPAL
     6:31:25 265 29 26064 FALCONSAT
     6:31:26 265 29 26064 FALCONSAT
     6:31:26 265 29 26064 FalconSat newest  !
     6:31:27 265 29 26061 ASUSat-1 newest   !
     6:32:11 265 28 26065 JAWSAT
     6:32:52 265 28 26063 OCS prev
     6:43:55 267 26 26062 OPAL  
     
    ASUSat-1 newest
    1 26061U 00004A   00028.21883363  .00043200  00000-0  15294-1 0   108 
    2 26061 100.2305 224.9936 0038456 186.3132 173.8180 14.33910797   162 
    OPAL newest                                                                
    1 26062U 00004B   00028.21861052  .03898826  00000-0  12183+1 0    96
    2 26062 100.2307 224.9988 0044220 188.3432 171.7015 14.35363534   159
    OCS newest                                                                 
    1 26063U 00004C   00028.21875732  .00526668  00000-0  17649+0 0    53
    2 26063 100.2308 224.9989 0039402 189.9400 170.3631 14.34481333   156
    FalconSat newest
    1 26064U 00004D   00028.07932027 -.08384133  00000-0 -34024+1 0    88
    2 26064 100.2265 224.8327 0037848 190.4931 170.7771 14.33758427   139
    JAWSAT newest                                                              
    1 26065U 00004E   00028.21853384  .00126198  00000-0  43773-1 0    68
    2 26065 100.2275 224.9937 0035868 185.5182 174.5598 14.34324663   155
    MINOTAUR R/B new
    1 26066U 00004F   00027.93919118  .00000686  00000-0  23982-3 0    60
    2 26066 100.2352 224.6624 0035302 188.0864 172.0321 14.34857438   125
    
    
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