Now that the re-entry of 71-16A/4966 is eminent, it is maybe interesting to ask what kind of satellite Kosmos 382=70-103A=4786 is. I only know that 71-16A/4966 was the second T2K moonlander test made by the USSR. The first T2K moonlander launched in Earth Orbit was Kosmos 379(70-99A) and it already re-entered on Sep 21 1983. The only information that I have about 70-103A is that it was a manned Moon related test. The RAE table tells us that it could be a sphere of about 5m diameter. Remember that 71-16A and 70-103A are both objects of the BWGS. I would encourage everyone who has the chance to observe 71-16A in those last days of its life not to hesitate to do so. I wonder if any flashes or variations could be visible.(I last saw it in april 95 with a long period of about 65s.) Tristan Cools(tcools@nic.INbe.net)