I'm rather relieved that David saw the pass to as he confirms that 193 was indeed zipping along ! If anyone fancies doing the math on this one over their Christmas pudding , let me know and I'll send along the details. By my reckoning the total span of the object is just over 4 metres.........at 303 km. Thats not enough to include the arrays. There is a hint of structure either side of the main body , which could well represent partial deployment. 193 has come down about 30 km in the last 3 months , so by Spring we should be able to get even better resolution......but it begs the question , will the operators let it continue to fall , or , as it clears the lower part of the LEO might it become a viable target for destruction ? John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce MacDonald" <mu_cephei@hotmail.com> To: "See Sat-L" <seesat-l@satobs.org> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 10:09 PM Subject: RE: USA 193 ............ Further image. John Locker wrote: > Just after 1700 this evening USA 193 made a fast and furious pass over the > UK > > I am still of the opinion that the solar panels on this bird , assuming it > had them , never deployed as in the lighting conditions present tonight I > am > sure we would have seen them. > For the first time in many months I was out with the scope and caught this bird. I hope to reduce the obs shortly. "Fast and furious" describes it well as it tore across my early-evening sky before the clouds rolled in. Merry Christmas, Bruce Bruce MacDonald COSPAR Site 2751 Devizes, Wiltshire, UK 51.3440°N 1.9849° W 125M (WGS84) _________________________________________________________________ Telly addicts unite! http://www.searchgamesbox.com/tvtown.shtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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