Just observed this object in the early morning against a very bright sky. Elset Used: COSMOS 2367 1 26040U 99072A 02196.21641872 .00996838 61258-3 88475-3 0 3018 2 26040 64.9758 327.2453 0029618 299.1907 60.6435 16.11672344144831 This was very visible in the pre-dawn moving very quickly to the North. The sky was too bright to have any starfield for a comparison... Daniel Crawford Coon Rapids, MN; USA 45.17N 93.31W @ about 300 M Currently GMT -5 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Crawford" <djcunix@scc.net> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 11:09 AM Subject: Cosmos 2367 upcoming Decay > A very bright object, Cosmos 2367 (26040) should be decaying in the next few > days (somewhere around the 19th via Satevo). This object has a reported > history of flaring to a -3 at times and could be very bright for the next > several days while the orbit deteriorates and the satellite gets closer. > > I'd be very much interested in anybody's observations of this object prior > to decay. It will be visible over the US for the next few days with passes > in the 3-5 am time frame and variable as the orbit changes. This object also > has the possiblity to be viewed in the UK, possibly central Europe, and > other locations. > > If you are up in the morning and you want to see something fast, low and > bright over the next several days, you have a good chance of sighting this > object. > > Current TLE: > > 1 26040U 99072A 02193.55682126 .01062644 64319-3 13056-2 0 2921 > 2 26040 64.9787 337.0515 0030960 299.3758 134.1261 16.06708434144400 > > If anybody else is interested in this object, please contact me, I'd love to > set up some coordinated observations. > > Daniel Crawford > > Coon Rapids, MN USA > 45.1768°N, 93.3097°W > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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