2002 VE68 Goldstone Radar Observations Planning
2002 VE68 was discovered on Nov. 11, 2002 by the Lowell Observatory-LONEOS Survey in Arizona. Mikkola et al. (2004) reported that this asteroid is currenty a quasi-satellite of Venus. This object has an absolute magnitude of 20.4, suggesting a diameter within a factor of two of 260 meters. 2002 VE68 was previously observed at Goldstone in 2002 as Doppler-only target. It has a slow rotation period of 13.5 hours and very high SC/OC polarization ratio (~1), suggesting that its near-surface is extremely rough. The lightcurve amplitude of 0.8 mag suggests a very elongated shape. 2002 VE68 will approach within 0.035 AU (13.6 lunar distances) on Nov. 7, 2010, when it will be a strong radar target. 2002 VE68 will brighten below 15th magnitude between Nov. 5-11. We orignally had nine tracks scheduled at Goldstone, but seven have been cancelled due to unresolved problems from the time DSS-14 was down this year for maintenance. We now have two tracks scheduled Goldstone on Nov. 8 and 9. Observations are scheduled at Arecibo from Nov. 9-13, but may or may not occur due to problems with the transmitter system. 2002 VE68 has been classified as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" by the Minor Planet Center.
Orbital and Physical Characteristics orbit type Aten semimajor axis 0.724 AU eccentricity 0.41 inclination 9.0 deg perihelion distance 0.427 AU aphelion distance 1.021 AU absolute magnitude (H) 20.4 diameter 0.26 km (plus/minus a factor of two) rotation period 13.3 h B. Skiff, pers. comm. pole direction unknown lightcurve amplitude 1.2 B. Skiff, pers. comm. spectral class most likely E or V due to the high circular polarization ratio (Benner et al. 2008) Last update: 2010 Nov 8
M.P.E.C. 2002-V52 Issued 2002 Nov. 11, 18:21 UT The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714 2002 VE68 Observations: K02V68E* C2002 11 11.18225 01 05 00.91 +26 34 22.8 14.1 R 699 K02V68E C2002 11 11.20069 01 04 37.98 +26 27 11.6 699 K02V68E C2002 11 11.21913 01 04 15.19 +26 20 02.0 699 K02V68E C2002 11 11.23756 01 03 52.34 +26 12 46.8 699 K02V68E C2002 11 11.32917 01 02 01.26 +25 36 45.5 14.2 R 699 K02V68E C2002 11 11.33036 01 01 59.86 +25 36 17.5 699 K02V68E C2002 11 11.33154 01 01 58.45 +25 35 49.5 699 K02V68E C2002 11 11.33272 01 01 57.06 +25 35 21.4 699 K02V68E C2002 11 11.74150 00 54 58.31 +22 57 58.9 14.3 V 151 K02V68E C2002 11 11.74222 00 54 57.53 +22 57 42.6 14.2 V 151 K02V68E C2002 11 11.74344 00 54 56.19 +22 57 15.5 14.3 V 151 K02V68E C2002 11 11.74391 00 54 55.69 +22 57 05.0 14.3 V 151 K02V68E C2002 11 11.74440 00 54 55.17 +22 56 53.9 14.3 V 151 K02V68E C2002 11 11.74722 00 54 52.10 +22 55 50.9 14.3 V 151 K02V68E C2002 11 11.74778 00 54 51.49 +22 55 38.5 14.3 V 151 K02V68E C2002 11 11.74830 00 54 50.95 +22 55 27.0 14.2 V 151 K02V68E C2002 11 11.74878 00 54 50.41 +22 55 15.9 14.3 V 151 K02V68E C2002 11 11.74931 00 54 49.85 +22 55 04.5 14.3 V 151 Observer details: 151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur. Observer M. Griesser. 0.40-m f/5.8 Hypergraph + CCD. 699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer B. A. Skiff. 0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt + CCD. Orbital elements: 2002 VE68 PHA 0.019D Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5 MPC M 198.44514 (2000.0) P Q n 1.60202916 Peri. 355.59138 -0.67766407 +0.72511668 a 0.7233621 Node 231.68971 -0.66983164 -0.67733840 e 0.4110370 Incl. 8.97285 -0.30347483 -0.12417120 P 0.62 H 20.2 G 0.15 U 9 Residuals in seconds of arc 021111 699 0.4- 0.6- 021111 699 0.1- 0.0 021111 151 0.1+ 0.1- 021111 699 0.3- 0.6- 021111 699 0.0 0.2- 021111 151 0.1- 0.1- 021111 699 0.9+ 2.0+ 021111 151 0.1+ 0.1+ 021111 151 0.2- 0.0 021111 699 0.1- 0.5- 021111 151 0.1+ 0.1- 021111 151 0.2+ 0.1+ 021111 699 0.1- 0.1- 021111 151 0.2- 0.1+ 021111 151 0.1- 0.3- 021111 699 0.1+ 0.0 021111 151 0.0 0.1+ 021111 151 0.1+ 0.2+ Ephemeris: 2002 VE68 a,e,i = 0.72, 0.41, 9 q = 0.4260 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2002 11 12 00 50.51 +21 23.8 0.036 1.021 147.5 31.4 14.4 2002 11 13 00 35.65 +15 32.0 0.038 1.020 142.6 36.1 14.6 . . 2002 12 31 22 42.57 -31 01.9 0.226 0.870 54.0 113.8 21.1 2003 01 01 22 40.89 -31 13.6 0.229 0.864 52.7 115.1 21.2 Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-V52
Target Name: 2002 VE68 HMag: 20.4 Diameter: 0.26 km (plus/minus a factor of two) Period: 13.5 h # max Start date UT window RA, dec dist runs SNR SNR/run ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 Oct 31 03:05-19:50 94, 68 0.048 547 210 10 2010 Nov 01 02:09-18:57 82, 69 0.045 584 270 13 2010 Nov 02 01:16-17:48 69, 68 0.042 608 350 16 2010 Nov 03 00:32-16:28 55, 66 0.040 613 430 19 2010 Nov 04 00:01-15:09 42, 63 0.038 604 520 23 2010 Nov 04 23:41-13:58 32, 58 0.037 584 590 27 2010 Nov 05 23:28-12:57 23, 53 0.036 559 630 29 2010 Nov 06 23:21-12:06 17, 46 0.035 529 630 30 2010 Nov 07 23:17-11:22 11, 39 0.036 495 580 29 2010 Nov 08 23:15-10:45 7, 32 0.037 459 500 26 2010 Nov 09 23:15-10:12 4, 26 0.038 421 420 22 2010 Nov 10 23:16-09:44 1, 20 0.041 384 330 18 2010 Nov 11 23:17-09:19 359, 15 0.043 348 250 15 2010 Nov 12 23:18-08:56 358, 10 0.046 316 190 12 Goldstone SNRs assume Ptx = 430 kW
Goldstone tracks: UT UT PDT/PST Duration Round-trip DOY Date TX Window TX Window hh:mm time (sec) SNR/Run --- ---- --------- --------- --------- ------- ------- 305 Nov 01 0540 1430 2240 0730 Oct 31/Nov 1 8:50 45 13 CANCELLED 306 Nov 02 0555 0725 2255 0025 Nov 1/2 1:30 43 16 CANCELLED 308 Nov 04 0245 0445 1945 2145 Nov 3 2:00 38 23 CANCELLED 310 Nov 06 0700 1005 0000 0305 Nov 6 3:05 35 30 CANCELLED 311 Nov 07 0535 0910 2235 0110 Nov 6/7 3:35 35 29 CANCELLED 312 Nov 08 0800 1105 0000 0305 Nov 8 3:05 36 26 313 Nov 09 0720 1040 2320 0240 Nov 8/9 3:20 37 22 314 Nov 10 0430 0925 2030 0125 Nov 9/10 4:55 39 18 CANCELLED 316 Nov 12 0520 0920 2120 0120 Nov 11/12 4:00 44 12 CANCELLED For the track on DOY 312, we will have radiation clearance and ACSM files starting at 0800, so can start to transmit as soon after 0800 (when we can begin to warm up the transmitter) as soon as we're ready. We do not need to wait a full 90 minutes for precal. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arecibo Tracks The table below corresponds to horizons = 74 degrees at Arecibo due to work on the platform (normally Arecibo horizons are at 70.3 deg). Arecibo is limited to a transmit power of only about 65 kW. Problems with a transformer may force cancellation of some of the early tracks. Horizons = 74 degrees: UT UT PDT/PST AST Duration Round-trip DOY Date TX Window TX Window TX Window hh:mm time (sec) SNR/Run --- ---- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ------- ------- 314 Nov 10 0032 0227 1632 1827 Nov 9 2032 2227 Nov 9 1:55 38 36 315 Nov 11 0008 0221 1608 1821 Nov 10 2008 2221 Nov 10 2:13 40 30 315/316 Nov 11/12 2356 0207 1556 1807 Nov 11 1956 2207 Nov 11 2:11 42 24 316/317 Nov 12/13 2351 0148 1551 1748 Nov 12 1951 2148 Nov 12 1:57 45 19 317/318 Nov 13/14 2354 0126 1554 1726 Nov 13 1954 2126 Nov 13 1:32 49 15 Arecibo SNRs assume Ptx = 65 kW
From Jon Giorgini, Nov 4: With 230 usable optical measurements (2002-Nov-11 to 2010-Nov-2) and 4 Dopplers from 2002, 2002 VE68 solution #34 was computed. Formal 3-sigma X-band uncertainties are below: Date__(UT)__HR:MN POS_3sigma DOP_X_3sig RT_delay_3sig 2010-Nov-06 00:00 2.064 1.73 0.000233 2010-Nov-07 00:00 2.117 1.62 0.000206 2010-Nov-08 00:00 2.088 1.49 0.000191 2010-Nov-09 00:00 1.981 1.33 0.000191 2010-Nov-10 00:00 1.819 1.17 0.000203 2010-Nov-11 00:00 1.631 1.02 0.000219 2010-Nov-12 00:00 1.442 0.90 0.000236 ----------------------------------------------------------- From Jon Giorgini, Oct 26: With 212 optical measurements (2002-Nov-11 to 2010-Oct-20) and 4 Doppler measurements (DSS-14, 2002-Nov), 2002 VE68 solution #32 was estimated. 3-sigma formal X-band uncertainties: Date__(UT)__HR:MN POS_3sigma DOP_X_3sig RT_delay_3sig 2010-Oct-31 00:00 3.521 2.12 0.000623 2010-Nov-02 00:00 4.297 2.24 0.000513 2010-Nov-04 00:00 5.115 2.31 0.000381 2010-Nov-06 00:00 5.611 2.28 0.000310 2010-Nov-08 00:00 5.370 2.11 0.000413 2010-Nov-10 00:00 4.462 1.83 0.000583 2010-Nov-12 00:00 3.388 1.55 0.000720 2010-Nov-14 00:00 2.506 1.32 0.000811 ----------------------------------------------------------- From JPL Horizons, Oct 09 2010, Solution #28, #obs 210 (2002-2010 data arc) Date__(UT)__HR:MN POS_3sigma DOP_S_3sig DOP_X_3sig RT_delay_3sig 2010-Oct-31 00:00 5.410 0.71 2.53 0.000839 2010-Nov-01 00:00 5.966 0.73 2.63 0.000763 2010-Nov-02 00:00 6.573 0.76 2.72 0.000674 2010-Nov-03 00:00 7.199 0.78 2.81 0.000573 2010-Nov-04 00:00 7.788 0.80 2.88 0.000471 2010-Nov-05 00:00 8.258 0.82 2.93 0.000391 2010-Nov-06 00:00 8.513 0.82 2.94 0.000377 2010-Nov-07 00:00 8.478 0.81 2.90 0.000452 2010-Nov-08 00:00 8.131 0.79 2.82 0.000580 2010-Nov-09 00:00 m 7.522 0.75 2.70 0.000724 2010-Nov-10 00:00 m 6.749 0.71 2.55 0.000860 2010-Nov-11 00:00 m 5.919 0.67 2.40 0.000978 2010-Nov-12 00:00 m 5.116 0.63 2.24 0.001076 2010-Nov-13 00:00 m 4.391 0.59 2.09 0.001156 2010-Nov-14 00:00 m 3.764 0.55 1.96 0.001219 Apparent Magnitudes and Solar Elongations: Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(J2000.0)_DEC. APmag delta S-O-T /r 2010-Oct-21 00:00 m 137.21932 55.09003 18.23 0.09032571107654 86.5822 /L 2010-Oct-22 00:00 m 135.83098 56.03514 18.06 0.08605341769792 88.4678 /L 2010-Oct-23 00:00 m 134.21756 57.05946 17.89 0.08179915114074 90.4551 /L 2010-Oct-24 00:00 m 132.31868 58.17050 17.71 0.07757134383451 92.5606 /L 2010-Oct-25 00:00 m 130.05291 59.37452 17.52 0.07338028386417 94.8040 /L 2010-Oct-26 00:00 m 127.30888 60.67464 17.32 0.06923861788691 97.2084 /L 2010-Oct-27 00:00 123.93241 62.06729 17.12 0.06516200671909 99.8009 /L 2010-Oct-28 00:00 119.70925 63.53583 16.90 0.06116997396784 102.6127 /L 2010-Oct-29 00:00 114.34499 65.03901 16.66 0.05728699024542 105.6789 /L 2010-Oct-30 00:00 107.45398 66.49142 16.42 0.05354382482030 109.0372 /L 2010-Oct-31 00:00 98.59589 67.73353 16.17 0.04997915500168 112.7241 /L 2010-Nov-01 00:00 87.44814 68.49776 15.91 0.04664131819230 116.7675 /L 2010-Nov-02 00:00 74.19753 68.40382 15.64 0.04358987201597 121.1712 /L 2010-Nov-03 00:00 59.92510 67.04483 15.38 0.04089624338283 125.8899 /L 2010-Nov-04 00:00 46.30776 64.16459 15.12 0.03864222113706 130.7871 /L 2010-Nov-05 00:00 34.63498 59.78010 14.90 0.03691464971557 135.5831 /T 2010-Nov-06 00:00 25.28671 54.14797 14.72 0.03579511462002 139.8133 /T 2010-Nov-07 00:00 18.01889 47.66142 14.61 0.03534553286773 142.8661 /T 2010-Nov-08 00:00 12.39537 40.76153 14.59 0.03559407015176 144.1888 /T 2010-Nov-09 00:00 m 8.00994 33.86322 14.66 0.03652791837247 143.6095 /T 2010-Nov-10 00:00 m 4.54561 27.29432 14.81 0.03809692009811 141.4568 /T 2010-Nov-11 00:00 m 1.76991 21.26436 15.01 0.04022595162646 138.3160 /T 2010-Nov-12 00:00 m 359.51532 15.86982 15.24 0.04282980843984 134.7227 /T 2010-Nov-13 00:00 m 357.66093 11.12257 15.48 0.04582511578520 131.0377 /T 2010-Nov-14 00:00 m 356.11856 6.98328 15.73 0.04913724119981 127.4615 /T 2010-Nov-15 00:00 m 354.82301 3.38830 15.97 0.05270291271713 124.0879 /T 2010-Nov-16 00:00 m 353.72532 0.26703 16.20 0.05647016853879 120.9488 /T 2010-Nov-17 00:00 m 352.78821 -2.44852 16.42 0.06039704652301 118.0439 /T 2010-Nov-18 00:00 m 351.98281 -4.81939 16.63 0.06444989255377 115.3576 /T 2010-Nov-19 00:00 m 351.28651 -6.89838 16.83 0.06860172728623 112.8686 /T 2010-Nov-20 00:00 m 350.68134 -8.73018 17.02 0.07283084207665 110.5541 /T
Due to the previous Goldstone observations in 2002, we are expecting a bandwidth of about 1-2 Hz, so let's start with the following setup: CW setup: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TX polarization RCP RCV polarization LCP & RCP Frequency hops: 2 Dwell 10 seconds Bandwidth: 4000 Hz Sampling interval: 2500 x 0.1 usec VME FFT for PSD files: 8192 for 0.49-Hz resolution After we obtain CW echoes, we plan to switch to 10 and 11 usec ranging and then imaging if the SNRs are sufficiently strong. Ranging setups: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 127 x 64 10-usec single sample baud 10 usec code 127 gates 127 PRP 1270 usec FFT 64 CLT VME ? PFS ? ncoh 4 bandwidth 196.9 Hz resolution 3.1 Hz TXOFF +50 Hz -> echo will be centered at +16 bins or in bin 32 + 16 = 48 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 127 x 64 11-usec single sample baud 11 usec code 127 gates 127 PRP 1397 usec FFT 64 CLT VME ? PFS ? ncoh 4 bandwidth 179.0 Hz resolution 2.8 Hz TXOFF +50 Hz --> echo will be centered at +18 bins or in bin 32 + 18 = 50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-usec single sample baud 1 usec code 127 ncoh 20 bandwidth 393.7 Hz FFT 128 dfreq 3.1 Hz TXoff +50 Hz (echo in bin 64+16 =80) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.25-usec imaging baud 0.25 usec code 127 FFT 128 ncoh 246 bandwidth 128 Hz resolution 1.00 Hz TXOFF +20 Hz, echo is in bin 64+20=84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.125-usec ------------ baud 0.125 usec code 255 FFT 256 ncoh 122 bandwidth 257.15 Hz resolution 1.0045 Hz TXOFF +30 Hz to put echo at 128 + 30 = bin 158 _____________________________________________________________________ POSSIBLE RANGING SETUPS: (code=127, FFT=64, single-pol'n) These are from JX, w/ max-band (min-acc) options from Ray Jurgens. Currently configured for 5-sec records. _______________________________________________________________________ Setup Baud RP 1-acc 1-acc usec m usec band res acc band res _______________________________________________________________________ JX1XS110 11.000 1650 1397.0 715.8 11.2 2 358 5.6 JX1XS070 7.000 1050 889.0 1124.9 17.6 3 375 5.9 JX1XS020 2.000 300 254.0 3937.0 61.5 12 328 5.1 4 984 15.4 JX1XS010 1.000 150 127.0 7874.0 123.0 41 192 3.0 8 984 15.4 JX1XS005 0.500 75 63.5 15748.0 246.1 123 128 2.0 15 1050 16.4 JX1XS002 0.250 37.5 31.75 31496.1 492.1 492 64 1.0 30 1050 16.4 JX1XS001 0.125 18.75 15.875 62992.1 984.3 1970 32 0.5 60 1050 16.4 ____________________________________________________________________
OSOD and predicts are on aardvark: /export/data3/osod/ops/2002ve68/PRDX.s34 /PUNCH.OUT.s34 /EPH.OUT.s34 POINTING TX Offsets Date (UTC) DOY hhmmss AZ EL Macro AZ EL RTT OSOD 2010 11 08 312 070000 287.0677 70.326 A 35.7 34 2010 11 08 312 080000 287.5251 58.427 A -5.2 -2.0 35.8 2010 11 08 312 090000 290.6042 46.626 A 35.8 2010 11 08 312 090000 290.6042 46.626 B 35.8 34 2010 11 08 312 100000 294.9523 35.085 B -2.7 -2.0 35.8 2010 11 08 312 110000 300.2112 23.960 B 35.9 TX Offsets Date (UTC) DOY hhmmss AZ EL Macro AZ EL RTT OSOD 2010 11 09 313 070000 270.3972 65.337 A 36.8 34 2010 11 09 313 080000 277.3189 52.902 A -3.8 -2.0 36.9 2010 11 09 313 090000 283.3981 40.629 AB 37.0 2010 11 09 313 100000 289.4955 28.644 B -2.3 -3.0 37.1 2010 11 09 313 110000 296.0378 17.097 B 37.1 Transmit offsets are given in millidegrees. Note that these macros use azimuth and elevation instead of local hour angle and declination. ----------------------------------------- Alternative pointing (in LHA and Dec) Date (UTC) DOY hhmmss RA Dec Macro LHA Dec RTT OSOD 2010 11 09 313 070000 7.0057 31.9468 A 36.8 2010 11 09 313 080000 6.8424 31.6648 A 1.60 -2.90 36.9 34 2010 11 09 313 090000 6.6837 31.3823 A 37.0 2010 11 09 313 090000 6.6837 31.3823 B 37.0 2010 11 09 313 100000 6.5303 31.0996 B 1.60 -2.90 37.1 34 2010 11 09 313 110000 6.3827 30.8173 B 37.1 Transmit offsets are given in millidegrees.
PRDX.OUT.s34 TRANSMITTER: STATION #14, RECEIVER: STATION #14 RECEIVER U.T. RANGE DOPPLER AZI DEC RA EL 2010 NOV 09 07:20 36.8685531542 -154494.809 272.9002 31.8529 6.951 61.183 2010 NOV 09 07:30 36.8794209346 -155595.763 274.0605 31.8059 6.923 59.108 2010 NOV 09 07:40 36.8903651457 -156675.405 275.1777 31.7589 6.896 57.036 2010 NOV 09 07:50 36.9013842475 -157732.424 276.2613 31.7118 6.869 54.967 2010 NOV 09 08:00 36.9124766097 -158765.554 277.3189 31.6648 6.842 52.902 2010 NOV 09 08:10 36.9236405148 -159773.573 278.3566 31.6177 6.816 50.842 2010 NOV 09 08:20 36.9348741613 -160755.309 279.3795 31.5706 6.789 48.787 2010 NOV 09 08:30 36.9461756675 -161709.639 280.3918 31.5235 6.762 46.738 2010 NOV 09 08:40 36.9575430717 -162635.490 281.3970 31.4764 6.736 44.694 2010 NOV 09 08:50 36.9689743447 -163531.847 282.3982 31.4293 6.710 42.658 2010 NOV 09 09:00 36.9804673854 -164397.751 283.3981 31.3822 6.684 40.629 2010 NOV 09 09:10 36.9920200270 -165232.300 284.3993 31.3351 6.658 38.608 2010 NOV 09 09:20 37.0036300396 -166034.652 285.4040 31.2880 6.632 36.595 2010 NOV 09 09:30 37.0152951427 -166804.030 286.4140 31.2408 6.606 34.592 2010 NOV 09 09:40 37.0270129956 -167539.718 287.4315 31.1937 6.581 32.598 2010 NOV 09 09:50 37.0387812180 -168241.064 288.4580 31.1466 6.555 30.615 2010 NOV 09 10:00 37.0505973775 -168907.486 289.4955 31.0995 6.530 28.644 2010 NOV 09 10:10 37.0624590081 -169538.466 290.5454 31.0524 6.505 26.684 2010 NOV 09 10:20 37.0743636122 -170133.556 291.6094 31.0053 6.480 24.737 2010 NOV 09 10:30 37.0863086604 -170692.377 292.6891 30.9583 6.456 22.804 2010 NOV 09 10:40 37.0982915968 -171214.620 293.7861 30.9112 6.431 20.886 Alternative: LHA TARGET IS A#0000 ET-UT(FIRST POINT) = 66.182618670 ET-UT1(FIRST POINT) = 66.286242281 TRANSMITTER: STATION #14, RECEIVER: STATION #14 RECEIVER U.T. RANGE DOPPLER LHA DEC RA EL 2010 NOV 09 07:00 36.8470525738 -152234.398 29.4555 31.9468 7.006 65.337 2010 NOV 09 07:10 36.8577632486 -153373.891 31.9898 31.8998 6.978 63.259 2010 NOV 09 07:20 36.8685531542 -154494.809 34.5241 31.8529 6.951 61.183 2010 NOV 09 07:30 36.8794209346 -155595.763 37.0582 31.8059 6.923 59.108 2010 NOV 09 07:40 36.8903651457 -156675.405 39.5922 31.7589 6.896 57.036 2010 NOV 09 07:50 36.9013842475 -157732.424 42.1261 31.7118 6.869 54.967 2010 NOV 09 08:00 36.9124766097 -158765.554 44.6599 31.6648 6.842 52.902 2010 NOV 09 08:10 36.9236405148 -159773.573 47.1935 31.6177 6.816 50.842 2010 NOV 09 08:20 36.9348741613 -160755.309 49.7270 31.5706 6.789 48.787 2010 NOV 09 08:30 36.9461756675 -161709.639 52.2604 31.5235 6.762 46.738 2010 NOV 09 08:40 36.9575430717 -162635.490 54.7936 31.4764 6.736 44.694 2010 NOV 09 08:50 36.9689743447 -163531.847 57.3267 31.4293 6.710 42.658 2010 NOV 09 09:00 36.9804673854 -164397.751 59.8596 31.3822 6.684 40.629 2010 NOV 09 09:10 36.9920200270 -165232.300 62.3924 31.3351 6.658 38.608 2010 NOV 09 09:20 37.0036300396 -166034.652 64.9250 31.2880 6.632 36.595 2010 NOV 09 09:30 37.0152951427 -166804.030 67.4575 31.2408 6.606 34.592 2010 NOV 09 09:40 37.0270129956 -167539.718 69.9898 31.1937 6.581 32.598 2010 NOV 09 09:50 37.0387812180 -168241.064 72.5220 31.1466 6.555 30.615 2010 NOV 09 10:00 37.0505973775 -168907.486 75.0540 31.0995 6.530 28.644 2010 NOV 09 10:10 37.0624590081 -169538.466 77.5859 31.0524 6.505 26.684 2010 NOV 09 10:20 37.0743636122 -170133.556 80.1176 31.0053 6.480 24.737 2010 NOV 09 10:30 37.0863086604 -170692.377 82.6491 30.9583 6.456 22.804 2010 NOV 09 10:40 37.0982915968 -171214.620 85.1805 30.9112 6.431 20.886 2010 NOV 09 10:50 37.1103098514 -171700.049 87.7117 30.8642 6.407 18.983 2010 NOV 09 11:00 37.1223608322 -172148.495 90.2428 30.8172 6.383 17.097
2002 VE68 GOLDSTONE MASTERLOG
============================================================================== Receive TX Setup hops dwell code ncoh FFT runs start -stop OSOD offset Poln Notes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ POINTING TX Offsets Date (UTC) DOY hhmmss RA Dec Macro LHA Dec RTT OSOD
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