Kepler (TLE) data for the ISS/JAXA cubesat launch
The TLE of the five CubeSats recently launched from ISS are now available with the NORAD registration numbers 1998-067-CN, CP, CQ, CR, CS. 1998 ? Yes as NORAD considers they are parts of the ISS, the first module of which, Zarya, was launched on November 20th 1998 and got the NORAD registration number 1998-067-A.
(J-P/F5YG wrote on amsat-bb) Yesterday evening (Western Europe, around 2130 UTC), I noticed that FITSAT-1 was already about 4 mn before the ISS predictions as this one modified altitude (higher). With a max. elevation angle of 83 deg., we received the 437.250 MHz beacon loud and clear.
1998-067CN 1 38852U 98067CN 12283.00925092 .00041863 00000-0 69687-3 0 14 2 38852 51.6477 275.8145 0018909 135.8738 224.3701 15.51407904 603 1998-067CP 1 38853U 98067CO 12283.00919217 .00038394 00000-0 64119-3 0 17 2 38853 51.6480 275.8141 0014227 145.1302 215.0858 15.51445930 661 1998-067CQ 1 38854U 98067CP 12283.07336473 .00054398 00000-0 89879-3 0 14 2 38854 51.6473 275.4897 0014651 145.1372 215.0744 15.51582271 671 1998-067CR 1 38855U 98067CQ 12282.68697989 .00022010 00000-0 37095-3 0 12 2 38855 51.6485 277.4123 0014736 146.6828 213.5108 15.51493630 504 1998-067CS 1 38856U 98067CR 12283.00883489 .00069724 00000-0 11405-2 0 11 2 38856 51.6479 275.8106 0018733 136.2088 224.0323 15.51677880 557
We-Wish, RAIKO, FITSat-1, F1 and TechEdSat.
Update: October 10, 2012 from PA0DLO via Amsat-BB
PA0DLO wrote on Amsat-BB: FITSAT-1 is object 38853, 1998-067CP
DK3WN wrote on Amsat-BB: TechEdSat is object 38854, 1998-067CQ and We-Wish is object 38856, 1998-067CS
TLE data on October 11th, 2012 gives:
FITSAT-1 1 38853U 98067CP 12284.23299041 .00046535 00000-0 77118-3 0 41 2 38853 51.6484 269.7387 0014904 153.8209 206.3540 15.51562650 854 TechEdSat 1 38854U 98067CQ 12284.23265201 .00051303 00000-0 84491-3 0 33 2 38854 51.6480 269.7331 0014412 150.5036 209.6797 15.51702475 857 We-Wish 1 38856U 98067CS 12284.23242654 .00070920 00000-0 11526-2 0 58 2 38856 51.6470 269.7301 0018337 140.3610 219.8733 15.51859653 742
[PE0SAT Thanks DK3WN, J-P/F5YG, PA0DLO and amsat-bb for the above information]