Re: Flare

From: Björn Gimle (b_gimle@algonet.se)
Date: Sat Aug 31 2002 - 04:51:48 EDT

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    Within +- 2 min to allow for prediction errors, and a 30 deg. FOV I find 57
    satellites (in all sizes and ranges), among them :
    90907 Unknown 990907   4.0  2.0  0.0  6.0
    25035 USA 136 Cent r   8.6  3.0  0.0  3.5
    24680 USA 129
    23031 USA 102
    26970 Molniya 3-52
    15909 Molniya 3-25
    25485 Molniya 1-91
    09880 Molniya 1-36
    23204 Glonass 66 (775)
    15147 Cosmos 1586
    
    Certainly USA 129 is known to produce such flares, even in the NNW, probably the
    Molniyas and USA 102, possibly the others listed, and some not listed here. Do
    you have a more accurate position, direction of motion, or speed that warrant
    limitation to 2-3 objects ?
    
    Complete list and screen shot of tracks sent to James.
    
    > a little neck relief when I noticed a mag - 3 (ish) flare somewhere in the
    > area between Ursa Minor and Draco.
    >
    > I cannot be more precise on the location because I immediately looked at it
    > through my binos and lost bearing, but it was definitely heading north
    > towards Ursa Major.
    >
    
    
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