Yuri 3A (90-077A, 20771) was visible flashing for at least an hour, 3:41-4:39 UTC (RA 8:25-9:23). Who knows how long it was flashing before and/or after that? Most of the brightest flashes (magnitude +3) were every 186 seconds, but every so often two in a row would be bright (i.e., every 93 seconds). It's really more complicated than that. There seemed to be a repetition every 11 short cycles (11 times 93 seconds). Fleetsatcom 3 (80-004A, 11669) was observed from 3:21-33 (RA 7:03-15). Brightest maybe +5.5. This one alternates, about 52.75 and 10.65 (more rapid rotation than some months ago). It might have been flashing before and may have continued after when it was observed. A bright flash (mag +1 or brighter) was seen near Hubble; the object was northbound, and the best match (so far) appears to be Cosmos 1992 Rk (89-005B, 19770), in time, position, and direction of travel. The above were all 2005 Feb 15 UTC; the location was BCRC, 30.315N, 97.866W, 280m. Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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