TLE Update:
RSP-03
1 65732U 98067XL 26046.18890727 .00000000 00000-0 12472-2 0 04
2 65732 51.6104 160.6381 0009517 331.4445 103.5038 16.24299807 01
rsp03_046_v1.dat (560 Bytes)
sites.txt (12.5 KB)
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One more update including the pass over Australia:
RSP-03
1 65732U 98067XL 26046.20234408 .00000000 00000-0 11937-2 0 00
2 65732 51.6104 160.5805 0009517 331.4445 182.1078 16.24342536 06
sites.txt (12.6 KB)
rsp03_046_v2.dat (770 Bytes)
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One more update after the passes over Europe and Australia:
RSP-03
1 65732U 98067XL 26046.27757313 .00000000 00000-0 12439-2 0 00
2 65732 51.6104 160.2520 0009517 331.4445 262.3533 16.24897474 00
rsp03_046_v3.dat (1.4 KB)
sites.txt (12.6 KB)
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I’ve scheduled passes for 09:03 UTC at the Dwingeloo telescope using the latest TLE, two other volunteers will operate the telescope. The pass is at 11 degree elevation.
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The TLE updating work by the SatNOGS community is amazing.
If the signal were stronger, more ground stations would be able to receive it, and the observations from those stations could be used to refine the TLE and improve tracking accuracy step by step.
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@estima5633 from the decoded frames from Dwingeloo station, is there enough power to continue beaconing?
One more update after the latest passes over Europe and North America:
RSP-03
1 65732U 98067XL 26046.37989431 .00000000 00000-0 10524-2 0 02
2 65732 51.6104 159.6753 0009407 331.4445 141.4182 16.25512892 04
sites.txt (12.7 KB)
rsp03_046_v4.dat (2.6 KB)
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I cannot say for certain, but from the CW telemetry decoded at 01:45 UTC on Feb 15, the battery voltages were: Battery 1: 7.453 V Battery 2: 7.340 V
From the results observed at Dwingeloo at 09:23 UTC, the voltages were approximately:
Battery 1: 7.40 V Battery 2: 7.25 V
The current consumption during GMSK charge/discharge operations is about 100 mA, and in past operations we have used the batteries down to around 7.1 V. Based on this, we estimate that the satellite may still have enough power to continue operating for several more hours.
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Perfect TLE indeed - could not be better! Was rsp03_046_v3.dat
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I really admire the TLE updating work. It’s amazing.
We can still observe the satellite — here is a recent observation:
https://network.satnogs.org/observations/13405596/
Station 3632 – CatSat ARB 2026-02-15 10:15:02 – 10:22:23 UTC
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One more update from observatoins over North America:
RSP-03
1 65732U 98067XL 26046.49473493 .00000000 00000-0 12444-2 0 04
2 65732 51.6104 159.0679 0009517 331.4445 94.2073 16.26711054 03
rsp03_046_v6.dat (2.2 KB)
sites.txt (12.7 KB)
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One more update from the observations over Australia:
RSP-03
1 65732U 98067XL 26046.53640908 .00000000 00000-0 13189-2 0 03
2 65732 51.6104 158.9076 0009517 331.4445 338.4402 16.27260944 09
sites.txt (12.7 KB)
rsp03_046_v8.dat (2.7 KB)
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There is also a new TLE from space-track.org:
0 OBJECT XL
1 65732U 98067XL 26046.29914915 .04025854 12023-4 13318-2 0 9999
2 65732 51.6093 160.1847 0009294 332.6615 27.3915 16.24990982 23390
While it has older epoch than the TLE posted above, it is still accurate and can be also used.
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Hmm - I like your v8 more - because in the space-track the mean motion is lower and 16.24990982 correlates approximately with the v3.
I think its outdated - but works anyway to a certain degree.
73, Stefan
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One more update, from probably the last pass over Australia:
RSP-03
1 65732U 98067XL 26046.53625251 .00000000 00000-0 13795-2 0 00
2 65732 51.6093 158.9209 0009294 332.6615 336.2711 16.27309985 06
rsp03_046_v10.dat (3.1 KB)
sites.txt (12.7 KB)
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as i say, freddy tle is magic
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TLE from space-track.org:
0 OBJECT XL
1 65732U 98067XL 26046.54495280 .04865991 12102-4 12988-2 0 9990
2 65732 51.6092 158.8222 0008655 330.2514 29.8014 16.27446151 23431
And an update from the last pass over North America:
RSP-03
1 65732U 98067XL 26046.75245044 .00000000 00000-0 12995-2 0 03
2 65732 51.6092 157.6623 0008655 279.7040 217.7467 16.29943102 02
sites.txt (12.7 KB)
rsp03_046_v11.dat (1.9 KB)
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One more update from the good observation over Vietnam:
RSP-03
1 65732U 98067XL 26046.79520524 .00000000 00000-0 12965-2 0 03
2 65732 51.6092 157.4161 0008655 279.7040 108.8360 16.30565375 03
rsp03_046_v12.dat (2.2 KB)
sites.txt (12.7 KB)
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