2 UNIDs observed on 17-18 FEB 2016 ; possibly an unique objet

From: Alain Figer via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 11:25:14 +0100 (CET)
Hi all,


Observing every kind of satellites I take routinely a lot of photos mostly using a 200mm teleobjective mounted on a Canon EOS 6D  (field 10° x 7°). 
In fact I may use apertures from 28 mm to 600 mm, allowing for naked eye satellites up to 14th magnitude ones as well, such as Molniya objects at their apogee.
As an example, I have been taking more than 26 000 astro photos  in 2015 , an average of 200 photos per observing night.
That's why every couple of months I will find a few UNIDs on my photos.


On 17 FEB 2016 I imaged a rather bright UNID slowly moving in MON, then another UNID moving in ORI on 18 FEB 2016.
That's entirely possible - yet not obvious -  it was the same satellite.
Both UNIDs were observed in the southern Alps : 44.57 N ; 6.68 E ; 1850m a.s.l.


Alain GRYCAN (Toulouse) computed the following positions from both sets of photos :



50002 50 002A   1002 G 20160217181029440 15 25 0640135+065020
50002 50 002A   1002 G 20160217181043690 15 25 0640593+065411
50002 50 002A   1002 G 20160217181057940 15 25 0641424+065815


50003 50 003A   1002 G 20160218182025000 15 25 0536393+012036
50003 50 003A   1002 G 20160218182146000 15 25 0543555+020901
50003 50 003A   1002 G 20160218182343000 15 25 0553422+031338




Then he derived these elements assuming it was the same object :



UNID 20160218-3
1 00000U          16049.76646991 0.00000073  00000-0  50000-4 0    00
2 00000  28.7459  47.0875 0003599 251.1392 148.8929  3.93900000    01




We would like to know if these elements may match those of whatever lost satellite.
Of course we will try to observe this object again, weather permitting.


Regards


Alain Figer


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Alain Figer

44.57 ; 6.68 E ; 1850m a.s.l.
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