Re: DMSP flare-ups

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><<Last evening at 21:43:30 (01:43:30 8-July UTC) DMSP B5D2-7 (NORAD 23233;
>94057A) went from its usual 4.0 mag to about a 0 mag for about 5 seconds...
>Has anyone else had a similar observation on any of the DMSP sats?>>
>
>I recall there was a mention of these DMSP flare-ups here a while back. I've
>seen DMSP B5D2-5 (90 105A) and DMSP B5D2-7 both flare like that, the latter
>to -1 mag. 
>

I have a picture of DMSP B5D2-5(90-105A) flare ups from a few years ago.  I
have seen it with other DMSP satellites as well.  One of them could be
observed trough hazy clouds at maybe mag -5 !

Greetings,
Tristan Cools
tcools@nic.INbe.net
BWGS member(Belgian Working Group Satellites)

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