Re: Starlink 1203 is Bright

From: JAY RESPLER via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2021 18:10:26 -0400
Followed 1203 for 1 minute this morning.
Was steady at about mag3 - 3.5 the whole time except for normal fading.

   40.330  74.445  170.   JAY RESPLER Monroe       2000  6.2 20 F F T T F

***  2021 Apr   3  Sat morning  *** Times are AM EDT  ***  2011 550

  H  M  S Tim Azi El C Dir  Mag Dys F  Hgt Shd  Rng  EW Phs  R A Dec

45202 STARLINK-1203 20-12AA           2.0
  5 39  0     315 40    80  2.1   1 9  344 220  506 1.4  61 1229 55.9
  5 40  1     354 38   108  2.6   1 9  344 277  527 1.5  91  947 85.0

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Jay Respler
Monroe Township, New Jersey

On 3/13/21 7:58 AM, Anthony Mallama via Seesat-l wrote:
> Kevin Fetter's video shot on March 10 UTC shows a very bright pass of
> Starlink-1203 (http://satobs.org/seesat/Mar-2021/0084.html). I observed the
> satellite visually on the next two days and found it to be about 2
> magnitudes brighter than expected. I also located an even brighter
> observation made with the Russian MMT observatory back on December 17.
>
> Richard Cole suggested that Starlink-1203 is dead and not under control (
> http://satobs.org/seesat/Mar-2021/0085.html). In that regard, I noticed
> that it is slightly lower in elevation than the satellites which precede
> and follow it.
>
> Tony Mallama
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