Re: DMSP sats

From: Jonathan T Wojack (tlj18@juno.com)
Date: Sat Jun 16 2001 - 17:07:52 PDT

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    > SL-14 DEB
    > 1 25998U 91068H   01165.95285312 +.00000026 +00000-0 +10000-3 0 
    > 01810
    > 2 25998 082.6769 075.6279 0036447 346.1215 013.8868 
    > 12.53533579068107
    > SL-14 DEB
    > 1 26002U 91068M   01166.75099054  .00000026  00000-0  10000-3 0  
    > 1632
    > 2 26002  82.6716  75.1261 0036600 344.4351  15.5601 12.53533490 
    > 76784
    
    According to my calculations, these two are only about 0.07629 seconds
    apart (maybe about 1 kilometer apart?).  I don't think you could
    distinguish the two pieces of debris unless you had a telescope
    auto-tracking them at high magnifications (like a Meade scope), and even
    then it would be extremely difficult - these peices have a RCS of only
    0.25m^2 (faintness).
    
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    Jonathan T. Wojack                 tlj18@juno.com
    39.706d N   75.683d W           
    
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