Re: Has 10704 (78026C) two identities?

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Sat Oct 13 2001 - 16:48:08 EDT

  • Next message: Leo Barhorst: "Obs Oct 13"

    As Bram Dorreman has noticed, this has indeed developed a dual
    identity. Recent elsets:
    
    Landsat 3 r                                      352 x 334 km
    1 10704U 78026C   01283.92946506  .02351909  00000-0  13365-1 0  3497
    2 10704  98.4263  83.7647 0012758 339.9001  20.1755 15.75625668235943
    Landsat 3 r                                      993 x 886 km
    1 10704U 78026C   01284.34114702  .00000317  00000-0  30109-3 0  3498
    2 10704  98.9645  43.3200 0072931 267.5748  91.7109 13.86982358236009
    Landsat 3 r                                      348 x 326 km
    1 10704U 78026C   01284.43720426  .02062376  00000-0  12242-1 0  3473
    2 10704  98.4282  84.3809 0015884 353.3398   6.8169 15.77771314236025
    Landsat 3 r                                      345 x 326 km
    1 10704U 78026C   01284.56401852  .02157835  00000-0  12496-1 0  3483
    2 10704  98.4261  84.5366 0014255 349.3153  10.8327 15.78362845236046
    Landsat 3 r                                      993 x 886 km
    1 10704U 78026C   01284.77397454  .00000333  00000-0  31470-3 0  3504
    2 10704  98.9627  43.7286 0072945 266.6701  92.6096 13.86981751236068
    Landsat 3 r                                      993 x 886 km
    1 10704U 78026C   01284.84611293  .00000551  00000-0  49679-3 0  3515
    2 10704  98.9615  43.7996 0072857 266.5363  92.7415 13.86982522236072
    
    The lower, high-drag elsets appear to be correct for this object, whose
    decay I predict for about October 15.3; I don't think the other elsets 
    match any other known object.
    
    Alan
    (now back in Edinburgh, and slowly catching up with email/decays/etc).
    -- 
    Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707:  55.8968N   3.1989W   +208m   (WGS84 datum)
    Edinburgh  / SatEvo & elsets:    http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/
    Scotland  / Decay Watch: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
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