26606 GPS 47 Delta r seen; ISS

From: Mark Hanning-Lee (markhl@prodigy.net)
Date: Wed Feb 07 2001 - 20:17:18 PST

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    Saw a good sunlit evening pass of 26606 GPS 47 Delta r, not long before
    its decay as predicted by Alan & Harro. The fastest sat I've seen! Near
    its predicted mag of 1.8.
    
    At 2/7 it passed under Saturn at 18:26:19 PDT +- 2 s, that's 2/8
    02:26:19 UTC. It was 9 +- 2 s early on this elset from Alan:
    
    GPS 47 Delta r   7.0  2.0  0.0  5.5 d   15       275 x 148 km
    1 26606U 00071B   01039.02012915  .08154298  19854-1  72553-3 0 91778
    2 26606  37.5287 294.7997 0096988 173.3413 186.7882 16.22986712 13449
    
    For your observations, of course use the latest elset from Alan.
    
    If anyone is interested I can send them a config file for Rob's skymap.
    
    I also enjoyed a zenith pass of ISS, color similar to Saturn, steady
    brightness.
    
    Best, Mark
    lat 33.712 long -117.837 altitude 34 m
    
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