DeHBeaver0@aol.com wrote: > Has anyone else observed this satellite? Does anyone have an idea when > this r/b will burnup? -Ben 40.5770N, 73.980W > Check out http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk:80/satevo/current.htm for Alan Pickup's decay predictions; Soyuz R/B is predicted to decay on Feb. 19. I have observed it too. As you said, what makes it interesting is its speed and its flashes wich seem to be completely random. Its altitude is 194 x 376 km but I don't know of a way to know what is its altitude at the time of the observation. It would be interesting to know if it sustains more atmospheric drag when it's lower which could explain the irregular flashes. Another interesting object is Cosmos 895 Rocket (226 x 232 km). It is also very fast and the last time I observed it, it seemed to me much brigther than the predicted 3.0; I don't think to be any good at estimating magnitudes but it was comparable to Mir at around 0. Pat 45.8379°N, -73.9162°E ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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