Here is some information of possible use regarding high-altitude objects that might be of interest to some observers. Jason Hatton's "High Altitude Satellite Observers Home Page" Web site has a lot of information about a lot of objects in geosynch, near-geosynch, geosynch transfer orbit (GTO), molniya-type orbits, etc. It includes observing lists, observing characteristics, etc. Jason has done a lot of work on this Web site. Here's the URL: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/1668/high-alt.htm As a sample of just one category of high-altitude objects, below are the (known by me) flashing geosynchs and "near geos" that I had predicted for Austin, Texas, USA, last night. Many of them have flashed up to +5 or brighter in the past, and a few have been visible at one-power (i.e., "naked-eye" for those who don't wear glasses). The accuracy of the flash periods (where known) is variable; some are from 1999 and some more recent. 15677 85-035A p=71.n GSTAR 1 15994 85-076C p=____ ASC 1 17083 86-090A p=82 Gorizont 13 17969 87-040A p=85.1 Gorizont 14 18631 87-100A p=33?? Raduga 21 19397 88-071A p=93.5 Gorizont 16 19483 88-081A p=144? GSTAR 3 19621 88-098A p=29.3 TDF 1 19765 89-004A p=81.n Gorizont 17 20066 89-046A p=02.5 USA 39 20705 90-063A p=21.n TDF 2 21533 91-046A p=51.9 Gorizont 23 21759 91-074A p=89.8 Gorizont 24 22927 93-077A p=200? Telstar 401 90007 00-653A p= ~49 Unknown 98003 __-____ p=____ Unknown I had meant to mention that I found in the PPAS data that Jay Respler observed Gorizont 16 flashing with a period of 44 seconds in 1995. I just tried unsuccessfully to see Lacrosse 2 (21147, 91-017A) -- on a so-so pass from a poor location (parking lot outside my apartment). Also failed to see ATEX (25489, 98-055A), but it's a small, usually faint object. Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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