"Pseudo-MPEC" for 2019-040A = NORAD 44432 = Spektr-RG
Created 2019 Jul 22 17:06:25 UT using Find_Orb
Click here for an explanation of pseudo-MPECs
Click here for a more recent pseudo-MPEC, giving data since the object made some small maneuvers and reached its Earth-Sun L2 halo orbit.
This is a high-energy observatory (X-rays and gamma rays). It and its booster, 2019-040B are headed to the earth-sun L2 point (the one at opposition, about 1.5 million km out). Now that it's there, Spektr-RG will make small maneuvers from time to time to maintain its place. The booster will pause there briefly, then enter heliocentric orbit.
Click here for some excellent information about this spacecraft. There is also the obligatory Wikipedia page for Spektr-RG.
Jost Jahn has produced a video showing both objects moving across the sky.
TLEs are available for this object and for the booster (and for most of the other objects listed on these pages.)
Astrometry:
2019-040A CK190716:21353808 303.44252 +04.85618 16.9 GV J95
2019-040A CK190716:21384499 303.43994 +04.85392 16.9 GV J95
2019-040A CK190716:21433928 303.43560 +04.85016 17.1 GV J95
2019-040A CK190716:21475291 303.43185 +04.84699 17.1 GV J95
2019-040A KC2019 07 18.94206420 18 47.02 +02 49 02.5 17.1 GV J69
2019-040A KC2019 07 18.94798420 18 44.91 +02 48 46.7 17.3 GV J69
2019-040A KC2019 07 18.95389520 18 42.72 +02 48 31.2 17.0 GV J69
2019-040A KC2019 07 18.95980120 18 40.51 +02 48 14.9 17.1 GV J69
2019-040A KC2019 07 19.94557420 20 31.08 +02 07 13.8 17.2 GV C95
2019-040A KC2019 07 19.94752620 20 30.31 +02 07 09.7 18.2 GV C95
2019-040A KC2019 07 19.94947620 20 29.50 +02 07 05.8 17.3 GV C95
2019-040A KC2019 07 19.95142420 20 28.63 +02 07 00.7 17.7 GV C95
2019-040A KC2019 07 19.95337520 20 27.75 +02 06 55.5 17.5 GV C95
2019-040A KC2019 07 19.95532520 20 26.89 +02 06 51.0 17.6 GV C95
2019-040A KC2019 07 19.95727420 20 26.07 +02 06 46.6 17.5 GV C95
2019-040A KC2019 07 19.95922520 20 25.22 +02 06 41.7 17.6 GV C95
2019-040A KC2019 07 19.96117520 20 24.29 +02 06 37.3 17.6 GV C95
2019-040A KC2019 07 19.96312420 20 23.37 +02 06 32.2 17.3 GV C95
2019-040A KC2019 07 19.96507320 20 22.54 +02 06 28.1 17.3 GV C95
2019-040A KC2019 07 19.96702420 20 21.68 +02 06 22.4 17.0 GV C95
2019-040A KC2019 07 19.96897220 20 20.78 +02 06 18.9 17.5 GV C95
2019-040A KC2019 07 19.97092120 20 19.87 +02 06 14.5 17.5 GV C95
2019-040A KC2019 07 19.97287020 20 18.96 +02 06 08.8 18.0 GV C95
2019-040A KC2019 07 19.97482020 20 18.11 +02 06 04.4 17.6 GV C95
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2019-040A CK190720:21382031 305.57739 +01.45882 18.2 GV J95
2019-040A CK190720:21441750 305.57321 +01.45660 17.3 GV J95
2019-040A CK190720:21461745 305.57173 +01.45569 17.8 GV J95
2019-040A CK190720:21482244 305.57027 +01.45492 18.0 GV J95
2019-040A KC2019 07 20.93797420 22 08.48 +01 26 28.5 17.6 GV J69
2019-040A KC2019 07 20.94422120 22 06.47 +01 26 15.6 17.5 GV J69
2019-040A KC2019 07 20.95046820 22 04.47 +01 26 02.6 17.5 GV J69
2019-040A CK190721:21550634 305.88075 +00.88491 18.1 GV J95
2019-040A CK190721:22052625 305.87288 +00.88122 18.2 GV J95
2019-040A CK190721:22105590 305.86844 +00.87931 18.0 GV J95
2019-040A CK190721:22175262 305.86277 +00.87679 17.9 GV J95
Station data:
(C95) SATINO Remote Observatory, Haute Provence (N43.932042 E5.712390)
France. Observer J. Jahn. 0.60-m f/3.2 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
(J69) North Observatory, Clanfield (N50.939017 W1.019656) UK. Observer D.
Briggs. 0.41-m f/4.5 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
(J95) Great Shefford (N51.474969 W1.447003) UK. Observer P. Birtwhistle.
(T08) ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa (N19.535772 W155.576400) US/Hawaii. Observers
L. Denneau, A. Heinze, H. Weiland, J. Tonry, H. Flewelling, A.
Fitzsimmons, D. Young, B. Stalder. Measurers L. Denneau, A. Heinze, J.
Tonry. 0.5-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
Orbital elements: 2019-040A = NORAD 44432 = Spektr-RG
Perigee 2019 Jul 13.537841 +/- 0.00112 TT = 12:54:29 (JD 2458678.037841)
Epoch 2019 Jul 21.0 TT = JDT 2458685.5 Gray
M 44.9021152677 +/- 0.029 (J2000 equator)
n 6.0173090587 +/- 0.00478 Peri. 5.8545073 +/- 0.0041
a646152.89445 +/- 342 Node 126.4242950 +/- 0.00012
e 0.986337184 +/- 2.74e-6 Incl. 60.1357581 +/- 0.00028
P 59.83d H 28.4 G 0.15 U 9.2
q 8828.2676093 +/- 6.09 Q 0.0085795173 +/- 4.53e-6
From 39 observations 2019 July 16-21; mean residual 0".352
Residuals in arcseconds: 190716 J95 .017+ .174- 190719 C95 .105+ .085- 190720 T08 .339+ .132- 190716 J95 .157+ .140+ 190719 C95 .776+ .114+ 190720 T08 .162- .202+ 190716 J95 .164- .061- 190719 C95 1.07+ .175- 190720 J95 .357- .115- 190716 J95 .038- .050+ 190719 C95 .213+ .039+ 190720 J95 .003- .276+ 190718 J69 .001- .042- 190719 C95 .447- .442- 190720 J95 .046- .182- 190718 J69 .293+ .026+ 190719 C95 .293+ .082+ 190720 J95 .263+ .016- 190718 J69 .169+ .436+ 190719 C95 .646+ .982- 190720 J69 .061- .159+ 190718 J69 .483+ .099+ 190719 C95 .424+ .153+ 190720 J69 .409- .098+ 190719 C95 .983- .203- 190719 C95 .102+ .397+ 190720 J69 .185+ .032- 190719 C95 .130+ .272+ 190719 C95 .178- .653- 190721 J95 .013- .233- 190719 C95 .700+ .949+ 190719 C95 .486+ .394- 190721 J95 .211+ .139- 190719 C95 .426+ .428+ 190720 T08 .079+ .054+ 190721 J95 .083- .107+ 190719 C95 .087+ .181- 190720 T08 .376- .276+ 190721 J95 .182- .047+ Ephemerides (geocentric): Date (UTC) RA Dec delta elong mag " sig PA ---- ----- -------------- ----------- ----- ----- --- -------- 2019 07 14 19 33 30.431 +17 19 42.96 122173 140.9 14.5 68.1 138 2019 07 15 19 59 58.690 +09 31 13.79 278459 148.2 16.1 6.04 135 2019 07 16 20 08 11.332 +06 52 48.39 392225 150.7 16.8 1.41 137 2019 07 17 20 12 44.783 +05 17 13.11 486279 152.4 17.2 .537 151 2019 07 18 20 15 49.890 +04 07 20.15 567478 153.8 17.5 .341 159 2019 07 19 20 18 10.302 +03 11 49.90 639219 154.9 17.7 .275 157 2019 07 20 20 20 03.237 +02 25 43.54 703605 156.0 17.9 .253 155 2019 07 21 20 21 36.614 +01 46 05.88 762037 157.0 18.1 .246 155 2019 07 22 20 22 54.898 +01 11 03.34 815497 157.9 18.2 .238 156 2019 07 23 20 24 00.992 +00 39 19.39 864715 158.7 18.3 .220 157 2019 07 24 20 24 56.950 +00 10 00.65 910258 159.5 18.4 .186 157 2019 07 25 20 25 44.327 -00 17 31.29 952586 160.3 18.4 .134 156 2019 07 26 20 26 24.380 -00 43 44.77 992084 161.0 18.5 .062 146 2019 07 27 20 26 58.194 -01 09 01.17 .00688 161.7 18.6 .046 18 2019 07 28 20 27 26.766 -01 33 36.74 .00711 162.4 18.6 .165 178 2019 07 29 20 27 51.074 -01 57 43.76 .00733 163.0 18.7 .314 175 2019 07 30 20 28 12.122 -02 21 31.31 .00754 163.6 18.7 .491 175 2019 07 31 20 28 30.953 -02 45 05.62 .00774 164.1 18.7 .699 175 2019 08 01 20 28 48.644 -03 08 30.46 .00793 164.6 18.8 .938 174 2019 08 02 20 29 06.266 -03 31 47.44 .00811 165.0 18.8 1.21 174 2019 08 03 20 29 24.820 -03 54 56.43 .00828 165.3 18.8 1.51 174 2019 08 04 20 29 45.171 -04 17 56.13 .00845 165.6 18.9 1.85 173 2019 08 05 20 30 07.996 -04 40 44.58 .00860 165.8 18.9 2.22 172 2019 08 06 20 30 33.761 -05 03 19.74 .00876 165.9 18.9 2.62 171 2019 08 07 20 31 02.723 -05 25 39.86 .00890 165.9 19.0 3.06 170 2019 08 08 20 31 34.965 -05 47 43.67 .00905 165.9 19.0 3.54 169 2019 08 09 20 32 10.429 -06 09 30.48 .00918 165.9 19.0 4.05 168 2019 08 10 20 32 48.957 -06 31 00.17 .00931 165.7 19.1 4.61 167 2019 08 11 20 33 30.326 -06 52 13.10 .00943 165.5 19.1 5.20 166 2019 08 12 20 34 14.279 -07 13 10.04 .00955 165.3 19.2 5.84 165 2019 08 13 20 35 00.541 -07 33 52.06 .00966 165.0 19.2 6.52 164 2019 08 14 20 35 48.846 -07 54 20.41 .00976 164.6 19.2 7.25 163 2019 08 15 20 36 38.938 -08 14 36.46 .00986 164.2 19.3 8.02 162 2019 08 16 20 37 30.587 -08 34 41.61 .00995 163.8 19.3 8.85 161 2019 08 17 20 38 23.588 -08 54 37.25 .01004 163.3 19.3 9.73 160 2019 08 18 20 39 17.768 -09 14 24.72 .01012 162.8 19.4 10.7 159 2019 08 19 20 40 12.995 -09 34 05.24 .01020 162.3 19.4 11.7 159 2019 08 20 20 41 09.183 -09 53 39.91 .01027 161.8 19.4 12.7 158 2019 08 21 20 42 06.297 -10 13 09.59 .01035 161.2 19.5 13.8 158 2019 08 22 20 43 04.361 -10 32 34.93 .01041 160.6 19.5 15.0 157 2019 08 23 20 44 03.463 -10 51 56.28 .01048 159.9 19.5 16.2 157 2019 08 24 20 45 03.762 -11 11 13.63 .01054 159.3 19.6 17.6 156 2019 08 25 20 46 05.502 -11 30 26.59 .01060 158.7 19.6 18.9 156 2019 08 26 20 47 09.017 -11 49 34.28 .01066 158.0 19.6 20.4 156 2019 08 27 20 48 14.743 -12 08 35.28 .01072 157.3 19.7 21.9 155 2019 08 28 20 49 23.219 -12 27 27.55 .01077 156.6 19.7 23.6 155 2019 08 29 20 50 35.069 -12 46 08.44 .01083 156.0 19.7 25.3 155 2019 08 30 20 51 50.971 -13 04 34.74 .01088 155.3 19.7 27.1 154 2019 08 31 20 53 11.603 -13 22 42.89 .01094 154.6 19.8 29.0 154 2019 09 01 20 54 37.577 -13 40 29.19 .01099 154.0 19.8 31.0 153 2019 09 02 20 56 09.386 -13 57 50.14 .01104 153.3 19.8 33.1 152 2019 09 03 20 57 47.366 -14 14 42.69 .01110 152.7 19.9 35.4 152 2019 09 04 20 59 31.688 -14 31 04.35 .01115 152.1 19.9 37.8 151 2019 09 05 21 01 22.381 -14 46 53.26 .01119 151.5 19.9 40.3 150 2019 09 06 21 03 19.357 -15 02 08.14 .01124 151.0 19.9 43.0 148 2019 09 07 21 05 22.448 -15 16 48.17 .01128 150.4 20.0 45.8 147 2019 09 08 21 07 31.434 -15 30 52.91 .01132 149.9 20.0 48.9 146 2019 09 09 21 09 46.061 -15 44 22.19 .01136 149.4 20.0 52.1 145 2019 09 10 21 12 06.066 -15 57 16.01 .01139 148.9 20.0 55.6 143 2019 09 11 21 14 31.179 -16 09 34.51 .01142 148.4 20.0 59.2 142 2019 09 12 21 17 01.137 -16 21 17.87 .01145 147.9 20.1 63.1 141 2019 09 13 21 19 35.685 -16 32 26.31 .01147 147.5 20.1 67.3 139 2019 09 14 21 22 14.583 -16 43 00.01 .01149 147.1 20.1 71.7 138 2019 09 15 21 24 57.607 -16 52 59.11 .01151 146.6 20.1 76.3 136 2019 09 16 21 27 44.561 -17 02 23.63 .01152 146.2 20.1 81.3 135 2019 09 17 21 30 35.276 -17 11 13.43 .01154 145.8 20.1 86.6 134 2019 09 18 21 33 29.624 -17 19 28.20 .01155 145.5 20.1 92.2 132 2019 09 19 21 36 27.515 -17 27 07.35 .01156 145.1 20.2 98.2 131 2019 09 20 21 39 28.913 -17 34 10.05 .01156 144.7 20.2 104 129 2019 09 21 21 42 33.833 -17 40 35.07 .01157 144.4 20.2 111 128 2019 09 22 21 45 42.357 -17 46 20.85 .01157 144.1 20.2 118 127 2019 09 23 21 48 54.634 -17 51 25.35 .01158 143.7 20.2 126 125 2019 09 24 21 52 10.895 -17 55 46.08 .01158 143.4 20.2 133 124 2019 09 25 21 55 31.452 -17 59 20.01 .01159 143.2 20.2 142 123 2019 09 26 21 58 56.694 -18 02 03.66 .01159 142.9 20.2 151 121 2019 09 27 22 02 27.067 -18 03 53.17 .01160 142.6 20.2 160 120 2019 09 28 22 06 03.045 -18 04 44.47 .01160 142.4 20.2 170 119 2019 09 29 22 09 45.075 -18 04 33.58 .01161 142.2 20.2 180 117 2019 09 30 22 13 33.526 -18 03 16.84 .01162 142.1 20.2 192 116 2019 10 01 22 17 28.653 -18 00 51.14 .01163 141.9 20.3 204 114 2019 10 02 22 21 30.569 -17 57 14.09 .01163 141.8 20.3 217 113 2019 10 03 22 25 39.253 -17 52 23.93 .01164 141.8 20.3 230 111 2019 10 04 22 29 54.568 -17 46 19.53 .01165 141.7 20.3 245 110 2019 10 05 22 34 16.288 -17 39 00.21 .01166 141.7 20.3 260 108 2019 10 06 22 38 44.123 -17 30 25.67 .01167 141.7 20.3 277 107 2019 10 07 22 43 17.741 -17 20 35.86 .01167 141.7 20.3 295 106 2019 10 08 22 47 56.780 -17 09 30.93 .01168 141.8 20.3 314 104 2019 10 09 22 52 40.863 -16 57 11.22 .01168 141.9 20.3 334 103 2019 10 10 22 57 29.596 -16 43 37.20 .01169 142.0 20.3 355 101 2019 10 11 23 02 22.579 -16 28 49.49 .01169 142.2 20.3 377 100 2019 10 12 23 07 19.399 -16 12 48.83 .01170 142.4 20.2 401 99 2019 10 13 23 12 19.640 -15 55 36.11 .01170 142.5 20.2 426 97 2019 10 14 23 17 22.880 -15 37 12.32 .01171 142.8 20.2 453 96 2019 10 15 23 22 28.700 -15 17 38.54 .01172 143.0 20.2 481 95 2019 10 16 23 27 36.688 -14 56 55.89 .01173 143.2 20.2 510 93 2019 10 17 23 32 46.450 -14 35 05.50 .01174 143.5 20.2 540 92 2019 10 18 23 37 57.614 -14 12 08.47 .01175 143.8 20.2 572 91 2019 10 19 23 43 09.842 -13 48 05.79 .01177 144.1 20.2 605 90 2019 10 20 23 48 22.839 -13 22 58.36 .01179 144.4 20.2 639 89 2019 10 21 23 53 36.358 -12 56 46.90 .01181 144.7 20.2 674 88