Re: Unidentified Geosat

From: Rick Baldridge (rickbaldridge@msn.com)
Date: Sat Mar 17 2001 - 00:04:22 PST

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    Mike McCants wrote:
    > Unknown 010313
    > 1 90009U 01572A   01074.70789176 0.00000000  00000-0 +00000+0 0    02
    > 2 90009   2.9000 327.5003 0001000   0.0523 359.9743  1.00263524    05
    
    Rainer Kracht wrote:
    > UNK010313                       3.0 v
    > 1 90009U 01572  A 01074.00000000  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    00
    > 2 90009   2.9118 327.4258 0006728  69.1722  35.3419  1.00263259    00
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    Above Elsets are now very close to observed track.  Track of unknown this
    evening passed 1.5' east of DBS-2 at 4:55:20 U.T. March 17th.  Much fainter
    than previous three nights, only about 10th magnitude, and fainter before
    about 4:30 U.T.  A screen-shot of the unknown's motion relative to DBS-2,
    etc. can be found at:
    http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=940828&a=7279996&p=43947331&f=0
    Unknown should pass VERY close to DBS-2 March 18th about 4:51 U.T.
    
    More positions from Campbell, CA    37.2718N  121.9770W  72M
    March 17,   3:45:23 U.T.  8h 53.025m  -4.926
    March 17,   3:51:23 U.T.  8h 59.038m  -5.002
    March 17,   5:41:01  U.T. 10h 48.785m  -6.513 (SAME star satellite passed on
    3/14 and 3/16!)
    Will try to observe into early morning to get more of the orbit's arc and
    obtain a more accurate inclination.
    
    RICK BALDRIDGE
    
    
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