At 01:39 04.04.2005 -0500, Ed Cannon wrote: >A very nice photo of a fuel dump from the Titan IV Centaur >launched on May 3, 1994 (94-026A, 23097, USA 103 Rk), is here: > >http://home.freiepresse.de/jeka/ASTRFOTO.HTM#a6 > >The commentary is in German. May I translate: Eine besondere Erscheinung war am Abend des 3.5.1994 im Sternbild Perseus zu sehen. Das Objekt hatte einen scheinbaren Durchmesser von 0.25 Grad. Wie sich später heraustellte, war diese Erscheinung ein Transfer einer Titan IV Centaur - Rakete (am 3.5.1994 15:55 UT von Kap Caneveral gestartet) aus dem 12h in den 24h Orbit. Missionsziel war es einen geheimen US - Spionagesatelliten auszusetzen. (Foto: G.Lehmann und J.Kandler) On the may 3rd, a special phenomenon was observable in the constellation Perseus. The object had an apparent diameter of 0.25 degrees. As it turned out later, it was related to the transfer of Titan IV Centaur rocket (launched on may 3rd 1994 15:55 UT from Cape Canaveral) from the 12h to the 24h orbit. The goal of the mission was to release a classified US spy satellite. Rainer ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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