----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Eberst" <eberst@blueyonder.co.uk> To: "Michael Waterman" <mike.waterman@web-hq.com> Cc: <docjohn@dircon.co.uk>; <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> .... > >Cassiopeiae at 22 hrs 32 mins UT on 26 June 2002. Mr Brook apparently > >had the object in view for about a minute, before it faded rapidly from > >view, and it showed no sign of movement while visible. It was already bright ... > > I determine that this object was indeed an Iridium (iridium 61, to be > exact) > Iridium 61 4.0 1.8 0.0 6.5 d 8.0 780 x 776 km > 1 25263U 98018B 02177.47365452 -.00000017 00000-0 -13243-4 0 7363 > 2 25263 86.3962 84.4802 0002657 71.0159 289.1323 14.34217508222888 > > The date is erroneously reported as Jun26, when it was in fact June 25. > It flared to -6 in cassiopeia at position 01:10hrs +56. > It was not stationary, but in 16 seconds moved from 01:22 hrs, +56 to > 00:57 hrs, +56. > Not only that : if Mr Brook had put his attention elsewhere for just about a minute and looked at the same spot again, he might have found Iridium 51? and thought it was the same object. 61 2002- 6-25 22:31:26.0 025 23 1h35 56.2 1626.8 61 2002- 6-25 22:31:42.4 028 25 1h10 56.4 1551.0 61 2002- 6-25 22:31:59.0 031 27 0h43 56.2 1479.1 51 ? 2002- 6-25 22:33:25.0 026 23 1h30 56.2 1554.5 51 ? 2002- 6-25 22:33:41.0 029 25 1h05 56.3 1480.9 51 ? 2002- 6-25 22:33:57.0 033 27 0h37 56.0 1412.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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