Top-priority objects of the BWGS
Bart De Pontieu (BDP@MPEPL)
Tue, 30 Jul 1996 21:59:15 +0100 (CET)
High-priority objects of the Belgian Working Group Satellites
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The Belgian Working Group Satellites has been active in collecting flash
period measurements since 1987. Our priority list contains over 200
satellites. An overview of our program (including recent observations) can
be obtained by sending a message with Subject: archive get program/program.*
to SeeSat-L-request@iris01.plasma.mpe-garching.mpg.de
Here is an overview of the objects which are rated 'top-priority'. These
are objects of which we suspect that the flash period is changing in an
atypical way. Usually this means the rocket's rotation around its own rotation
axis is accelerating, so that the flash period becomes shorter. This
behaviour is not fully understood, so detailed observations are very much
needed. We always welcome new observers. For more details on how to
report/perform flash period measurements, contact me, Kurt Jonckheere or
Leo Barhorst (addresses below), or check out our Web-pages at this URL:
http://users.skynet.be/satimage/bwgs/bwgs.htm
The following format is used :
LINE 1 : COSPAR-ID, priority code, number of observations, NORAD-number, name
of satellite, remark on reason for top-priority.
LINE 2,3,4 : most recent observations in this format :
Date, Initials of observer, flash period in seconds, remarks about magnitude
and appearance.
74- 63 A ! 18 7411/DMSP 6: accelerating ?
96-02-21 WV 50 sec flsh
96-03-10 LB almost S, mag 6, 1
96-03-27 LB 19.0 FA-FA, 3th flash m
79- 50 A ! 81d 11389/AMS 4: accelerated?
96-02-17 RE 20
96-03-24 RE 20
96-04-22 LB 14.5 AA, mag 6->inv
84-109 B ! 153x 15360/C1 Kosmos 1605: acceleration stopped?
96-04-27 KJ 15.7
96-05-04 KJ 15.8
96-05-04 BD 12.0 A'fA', 5.5->8.5
85- 94 G ! 24 16144/F2 Tsyklon K1690-1695: still going down?
96-01-03 LB 32.2 AA, mag 5->inv
96-01-14 LB 29.2 AA, mag 5->inv
96-06-14 KJ 30 later sa
86- 37 B ! 169x 16728/C1 Kosmos 1745; accelerating?
96-06-16 KJ 39
96-06-16 LB 37.4 AA, mag 5->inv
96-07-03 KJ 36 one sf between fir
86- 62 A ! 12 16917/Kosmos 1771: accelerated ?, seen with 8s by LB
89-11-22 HK 14.12
95-10-12 MM 70 5.5-inv
96-07-14 LB 8.3 MM, mag 6->8, dtm
86-100 B ! 68 17240/C1 K1808; slowly accelerating?
96-02-25 LB 62.1 AA, mag 5->7
96-02-27 LB 54.7 AA, mag 5->7
96-04-14 LB 52 AA, mag 6->inv
87- 60 A ! 16 18187/Cosmos 1867; going down !!
96-06-09 TC 7.8 very sa, dtm,mag m
96-06-14 KJ 7.8 later S
96-06-15 TC 7.4 sa, mag +4, u
87- 74 G ! 25x 18340/F2 Tsyklon Kosmos 1875-1880: sudden acceleration ?
96-05-04 KJ 19.0
96-07-14 BD 45.2 sm; 6.0->inv
96-07-15 LB slowly var, mag 3-
87- 98 B ! 49 18586/C1 Kosmos 1898: still going down ?
96-05-15 TC 18.0 ssm, mag +4
96-05-15 KJ 18.1
96-07-15 LB 16.9 AA, mag 5->7
88- 53 B ! 92 19257/C1 Kosmos 1954: acceleration stopped
96-06-14 BD 15.6 4.3->inv
96-06-15 KJ 13.4
96-06-16 LB 13.2 AA, mag 5->inv
89- 17 B ! 69 19827/C1 Kosmos 2004: might be accelerating !
96-05-05 BD 14.1 6.3->inv
96-06-13 LB 16.0 AA,mag 5->inv,ssm,
96-06-14 LB 7.95 AA, some sm missin
89- 28 B ! 108 19922/C 2016 r; has accelerated, going up again?
96-05-08 LB 13.6 AA, mag 5->inv
96-05-15 KJ 14.1
96-05-26 JEV 14.9
89- 59 B ! 207 20150/C 2034 r; to be checked
95-12-01 WV LP +6-inv
96-04-28 KJ 68 mag +3->inv
96-05-15 KJ 79
90- 78 B ! 146 20775/C1 Kosmos 2098: could have been accelerated acc to RE
96-05-05 BD S, 3
96-05-15 KJ almost S, mag +3.5
96-05-15 TC one max mag +2.5,
91- 59 B ! 186 21667/C1 Kosmos 2154: MM jump=>accelerating !
96-04-22 BD 7.0 5.5->inv; a'F'a'F'
96-04-26 WV S East
96-07-15 LB 8.62 FA, mag 4(5)->inv
92- 8 B ! 137x 21876/C1 Kosmos 2180: going up
96-06-07 LB 5.85 FF, mag 5->inv
96-06-15 TC 12.4 FF,; mag +5
96-06-15 KJ 12.38 ssm
92- 12 B ! 135x 21903/C1 Kosmos 2181
96-07-03 KJ 4.86 ssm, dra
96-07-09 KJ 4.83 dra, ssm
96-07-13 LB 4.80 FF, mag 5->inv
92- 73 B ! 117x 22208/C1 Kosmos 2218: accelerating ?
96-04-29 BD 14.81 5.0->inv; drap
96-05-02 WN 14.92 A'A', C* 2218 r, 4
96-07-15 LB 10.79 AA, mag 4->inv
93- 36 B ! 70 22676/C1 Kosmos 2251
96-05-25 JEV 19.6 AA, 4->7
96-06-15 LB 30.6 AA, mag 4->inv
96-07-09 KJ 36 ?
94- 45 B b 47!x 23190/C1 Kosmos 2285; sometimes hp
96-02-21 WV 17.2 small ampl
96-03-27 WV 9.38
96-06-01 LB slowly var, mag 5-
94- 74 B ! 90 23343/J1 Zenit Resurs 1-3: first Zenit to have a small acc !
96-05-05 LB 10.1 AA, mag 3->7
96-05-19 LB 10.9 AA, mag 3->inv
96-07-06 JEV 13.77 AA
95- 32 B b 55x 23604/C1 Kosmos 2315
96-07-08 KJ 17.3 dra, lost due to c
96-07-09 KJ 17.42 dra
96-07-13 LB 17.98 AA, mag 5->inv
95- 52 B ! 6 23677/C1 K2321
96-06-01 LB 38.4 MM, mag 4->6
96-06-05 LB 21.6 AA, mag 5->inv
96-06-07 LB 33.0 AA, mag 5->inv
95- 58 B ! 59b 23705/J1 Zenit K2322
96-07-13 LB 1.537 FF, mag 4->inv
96-07-13 BD 1.44 4.0->inv
96-07-16 BD 1.56 3.0->inv
Cheers,
Bart De Pontieu
& Kurt Jonckheere (kjonckheere@unicall.be)
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Bart De Pontieu -- Max-Planck-Institute for extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
bdp@mpepl.plasma.mpe-garching.mpg.de -- http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bdp/eurosom.html
BWGS-coordinator -- Flash editor -- SeeSat-L administrator -- would-be-observer
"This is not my idea of a good time" -- Garbage
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