There's quite an international flavor to the recent Zenit launch; Here's a rundown of the microsats aboard... Chile FASAT-Bravo 35x35x60cm 13x13x23in Germany SAFIR-2 45x45x45cm 23x23x23in Belgium/Holland IRIS-1 Israel TechSAT-2 Thailand TMSAT The ones I couldn't find dimensions for are probably also quite small, so they all will likely be a bit difficult to observe. Definitely not the kind you can see without optical aid. Some reports I've read on the web say that the IRIS-1 satellite is attached to Resurs-O. It was unclear whether they meant _permanently_ attached. If so, it might explain why OIG hasn't published an elset for the 'D' object (25397, 98-43D); just a guess. As I write this, OIG is naming the B, C, E, and F objects as 'UNK', and the rocket (25400) is now 98-43G. By the way, this nomenclature disagrees with a few previous posts that assigned the rocket to the 'F' object. A few gleanings from the web, related to the above satellites... http://www.aeroworld.net/1in06228.htm http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Research/CSER/UOSAT/missions/tmsat/info/index.html http://tele-satellit.com/tse/online/prog_safir.html http://www.saitrh.com/press/pr980710e.asp http://www.technion.ac.il/pub/projects/techsat/ http://www.fach.cl/sabravo.html (Spanish) Having been satellite-deprived for too long, please forgive a personal rant... For the past 11 days and nights, persistent coastal fog, normal for summer along the California coastline, has been wiping out the sky with annoying regularity around Monterey bay. I actually saw the sun today, so maybe that's a good omen. Of course, it _would_ clear just in time for a practically full moon. Nevertheless, I'll take what I can get. Wish me luck! Craig Cholar 3432p@vm1.cc.nps.navy.mil