Here's the orbital data for the ADEOS 2 satellite launched by a H-2A rocket. UNK 1 27597U 02056A 02348.25082623 -.00000044 00000-0 00000+0 0 10 2 27597 98.6883 57.5925 0000624 86.6407 273.4844 14.25899261 32 The solar panal on it is listed as 24 meters long, so it should be able to be resolved when overhead or to a certain distance depending on the resolution of your imaging system, or telescope. That's when it's in a dark sky, since it's in Sun-synchronous orbit. Now to wait for the rocket's elements. There's also three small satellites as part of this launch. They are FedSat Whale Ecology Observation Satellite NASDA's Micro-LabSat spacecraft Kevin _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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