My observations early on 7/1 (UT) included Cosmos 2352 though 2357. These were interesting for a variety of reasons. In chronological (pass) order: Cosmos 2357 (98 036F, #25368) - Steady at 5.0 mag for about half a minute after coming out of shadow (which surprised me given its 2000+ km altitude), then an abrupt drop in brighness to 8.0 mag, where it remained and slowly faded as it moved north. Cosmos 2356 (98 036E, #25367) - Started at 8.0 mag, then slowly brightened to 7.0, back to 8.0, then slowly brightened to 6.0, then faded to 9.0. Cosmos 2353 (98 036B, #25364) - Started at 8.0 mag, then brightened to 2.5 mag for 20 seconds at culmination, then faded to 8.0 and slowly faded as it moved north. (By now I'm thinking I should check out the rest of the objects from this launch!) Cosmos 2355 (98 036D, #25366) - 8.0 mag, steady. 30 seconds behind Cosmos 2353. Cosmos 2352 Tsyklon rocket (98 036G, #25369) - Steady at 6.5 mag. However, noticed an 8.5 mag object on same track but about 1/3 degree west and a degree behind. This object was in a lower orbit, and overtook the rocket body as the pass progressed, ending up about 5 degrees ahead by the end of the pass, but still on the same orbit track. (They made a nice pass right through the "Coathanger" asterism.) Cosmos 2354 (98 036C, #25365) - Steady at 7.5 mag. Cosmos 2352 (98 036A, #25363) - Steady at 7.5 mag. Other observations of note included: - my first unaided-eye observation of EGP (86 061A, #16908), which made a beautiful overhead pass. I could just barely make out some of the flashes with averted vision. My location has moderate/light light pollution (but it was exceptionally clear), -a -5.0 flare from Iridium 73 (98 032C, #25344) caught by accident as I was watching Lacrosse 2 (91 017A, #7615), - Iridium 70 (98 032A, #25342) at 6.0 mag, flared to 3.5, faded to 5.0, then flared to 2.5, - Pegsat (90 028A, #20546), which gradually increased in brightness from 6.0 mag to a quick flash around 5.0 mag, then dropped back and repeated (didn't time it--20 seconds or so), then stayed steady at 6.0. It was very fast, but most surprisingly, it went into shadow 25 degrees further along its track than predicted by SatSpy 2.5 using: Pegsat 3.0 1.1 0.0 7.4 d 1 20546U 90028A 98169.21409770 .00041786 00000-0 35538-3 0 3233 2 20546 94.1168 53.0204 0035294 35.2508 325.1077 15.68620545458507 -USA 86 (92 083A, #22251). Caught this one on a perigee pass, mag 3.0. It brightened slightly a couple of times. It was 5 degrees east of track and about 3 minutes early using: USA 86 15.0 3.0 0.0 5.1 v 1 22251U 92 83 A 98137.92278468 .00001300 00000-0 86670-4 0 06 2 22251 97.7482 210.2627 0420996 216.3025 143.6974 14.55581293 07 One more note: Nimbus 4 r CD (70 025CD, #4719) used to be a nice 1 second flasher, but is no longer flashing. Observed it steady at 6.0 mag on 6/24. It's period had started increasing as of late summer 1997, which is when I had last observed it. Excuse the lengthiness of this post- I haven't had a clear night in a while! Eric Vondra Wampum, PA, USA 40.8538N 80.3292W