SpaceX F9 Transporter-1 - 2021-01-24 15:00:00 UTC

Satellites & Observations Launches
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There is a couple of new TLE sets in space-track.org but none of them is related with the satelites bellow. So, here are the latest updates on the fitting:

  • SOMP 2B: Identified as OBJECT AJ(47445)

  • UVSQ-SAT: OBJECT AA(47437), OBJECT AB(47438)

    • OBJECT AB seems to be better fit but we will need a couple more observations as objects are still too close.

  • IDEASSAT: Identified as OBJECT AX(47458)

  • YUSAT-1: Identified as OBJECT AC(47439)

  • ASELSAT: -

    • Changed to follow OBJECT AE(47441) per @ta7w suggestion.
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One more new TLE set in space-track.org but it doesn’t affect the current identifications. So, here are the latest updates on the fitting:

  • SOMP 2B: Identified as OBJECT AJ(47445)

  • UVSQ-SAT: Identified as OBJECT AB(47438)

  • IDEASSAT: Identified as OBJECT AX(47458)

  • YUSAT-1: Identified as OBJECT AC(47439)

  • ASELSAT: OBJECT AE(47441), OBJECT AL(47447)

    • After changing to follow OBJECT AE(47441), @ta7w spotted that we received ASELSAT, for example in observation 3676322 we can decode the CW callsign. The signal seems to follow a sinusoidal power curve, which maybe means that the satellite is tumbling. The satellite seems to follow OBJECT AE(47441), with OBJECT AL(47447) being close, however the latter is identified as one of the SPACEBEEs. Let’s keep observing it to ensure 100% which object it is.
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After re-examining with ikhnos all the good observations of ASELSAT, we can identify it as OBJECT AE(47441). Here are some ikhnos results comparing the two TLE set candidates.