Intelsat 5-3r flash period

Ralph McConahy (rmcconahy@earthlink.net)
Tue, 12 Oct 1999 21:16:50 -0700

PPAS format:
81-119 B 99-10-13 02:55:56.3 RMC 185.2 0.1  26  7.12  mag+7->inv, F'F'

Observed Intelsat 5-3r again tonight. This time got good flash timings.
Flashes weren't as bright as last night, nor as sharp. The last PPAS entry
on this object, made two years ago this week, had it with a flash period of
6.17 seconds.

Intelsat 5-3 r   8.6  3.0  0.0  5.0 d 20.7
1 13007U 81119B   99285.26375229  .00021345  00000-0  16964-2 0  6002
2 13007  23.5678 303.1595 4228351 145.5326 251.1273  7.00389611351242

  Ralph McConahy
  34.8829N  117.0064W  670m


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