Re: Cosmos 2228?
Richard_G_Hines (rghines1@mindspring.com)
Sat, 02 Jan 1999 01:14:47 -0500
I saw this sat in 1997. Wrote in my log that it was Mag 6 with glittery
brightness variations. Not a very scientific description, but that was my
visual perception.
Your description sounds consistent with mine. I'm sure you saw it.
Richard Hines
Lexington, SC
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At 07:09 PM 1/1/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I've been working though Kelso's 100 (or so) Brightest Satellites (about 140
>satellites) for over a year. Have about 20 more satellites I'd like to
>spot. Last night was hunting for Cosmos 2228 (NORAD catalog number 22286).
>Caught it go through the constellation Perseus around 22:43 UTC, Jan. 1, and
>continued to track it about another minute. I'm wondering if I saw this LEO
>Cosmos satellite. It appeared to get brighter quite irregularly and was
>visible the whole time. I was expecting to see a fairly constant magnitude,
>but this object seemed to vary better than a few magnitudes. It almost
>seemed like it was out of control. Any clues?
>
> Mike aka
>.oO SteamroLLer Oo.
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>40°13'04" N, 74°36'31" W, Elevation 30.5 meters
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