I found it odd that they are even attempting sighting estimates beyond a week or so, especially for a satellite that dips down. I found the TLEs after sending my original email, yes that claim of 46 degrees is way off. That is also odd. On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 9:45 AM David Tiller <dtiller_at_captechconsulting.com> wrote: > > My location shows no sighting opportunities for 40 days, and the pass on > day 41 is only visible for a hot 4 minutes. > > > Naturally the orbit will change over the next 40 days, so I'll keep > checking. > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Seesat-l <seesat-l-bounces+dtiller= > captechconsulting.com_at_satobs.org> on behalf of Tony Rice via Seesat-l < > seesat-l_at_satobs.org> > *Sent:* Friday, January 26, 2018 9:18 AM > *To:* Charles Phillips > *Subject:* Any "Humanity Star" sightings? > > Launched from New Zealand last week on a 46 degree inclination, assigned > NORAD ID 43163, has anyone spotted this meter wide highly reflective "disco > ball"? Any magnitude estimates? > > 1 43163U 18010A 18025.74241954 .00000328 -10343-5 00000+0 0 9998 > 2 43163 82.9341 134.8637 0176416 206.1648 153.1367 15.52139150 727 > > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5308317/Disco-nights-Rocket-Lab-launches-glinting-sphere-orbit.html > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Fri Jan 26 2018 - 09:25:08 UTC
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