DASH and VEP-3 Obs, 10 March 2002

From: Ron Lee (ronlee@pcisys.net)
Date: Sun Mar 10 2002 - 01:30:58 EST

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Saw two of the objects from the recent Japanese launch (see elsets below)

The first was DASH at about 5:10 UT (10 March 2002).  Magnitude about 11.5
with flares to about 10 or better every 45 seconds or so.  Pattern was not
seen clearly but seemed to be more complex that just a flare.  Std Mag ~5

At about 5:30 UT, VEP-3 came by.  Invisible except when it flared to about
magnitude 8.5.  period about 8.29 seconds.

Range on both 31000 km.

Ron Lee



DASH                                             35747 x 461 km
1 27368U 02003B   02067.48509591  .00001413  00000-0  72629-2 0   210
2 27368  28.4992 199.4215 7206313 197.0223 112.5135  2.26658357   731
VEP-3                                            35737 x 475 km
1 27369U 02003C   02066.17632120  .00003552  00000-0  19481-1 0   280
2 27369  28.4980 199.8463 7200748 196.2314 115.3668  2.26629566   705

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