Re: Object from recent galileo launch with slooh

From: Richard B. Langley via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:20:48 -0300
So, would you guess that 40130 is likely the Fregat? Have previous Fregat's been similarly imaged, tumbling or not? Do they typically tumble after successfully delivering their payloads? Thanks.
-- Richard Langley (UNB)

> On the 23rd I also imaged the objects from the VS09 launch.
> Space-Track lists three, as of yet unidentified objects; 40128
> (14-050A), 40129 (14-050B) and 40130 (14-050C). Only object 40130 was
> seen. It was varying in brightness, which suggests it may be tumbling.
> The other two objects were too faint to register on the 10s images. It
> is not clear if Kevin saw the same object.
> 
> Here is an animated gif of five 10s exposures:
> 
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/52579487/20140823_vs09.gif
> 
> 
> Regards,
>     Cees
> 
> 
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