Re: Yamal satellites

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On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, David Anderman wrote:
> I notice that there isn't any new data on the 2 recent Yamal comsats from
> the Air Force. The initial data indicated that these were in 52 degree 12
> hours elliptical orbits, and had not maneuvered into their final orbit. Now,
> reports are that one is in trouble, which could mean that it won't go into
> its final orbits.
> Is it common for new public objects like these to remain un-updated for some
> time?

Don't call out Scully and Mulder yet !

The latest data show the Blok DM-2M in its geosynch drift orbit, so that's
where the satellites are.

If you check the GTO data you will see that the orbits for A, B and E from
the launch are identical.   USSPACECOM had simply "lost" the satellites
and this orbit was the preliminary search one.   With the DM-2M now found,
I expect that real orbits for the satellites will soon appear (if they
have not already).

Phillip Clark

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