Re: SV: UNID

JAY RESPLER (jrespler@superlink.net)
Wed, 21 Apr 1999 01:42:39 -0400

Kevin Fetter wrote:
> I came across the following satellite which has a path which is approx the
> path followed by my unid. This satellite was about 30 min early.
> 1983-084F
> 1 14264U 83084F   98096.28074999 -.00000004 +00000-0 +10000-3 0 09090
> 2 14264 065.3734 064.8679 0006508 201.6177 158.3415 02.12926485113977
> 
> I hope it help's to identify my unid as it is close to what I capture on
> film.

This is not what you filmed. It's a Glonass rocket, about mag 11. Moves very
slowly, and in the short exposure time would be little more than a dot on the
film.  Time error might be seconds, not several minutes.

Sorry,

Jay Respler
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