Hi Tom, Iridium 44 looks like a good match: http://www.calsky.com/csrender.cgi?object=Satellite&number=11&tdt=2453927.65 982017&interval=0.05&size=640&sat=25078&skymap=&lat=29.55&lon=-95.36 And if you want to see more of them: http://www.calsky.com/?tumblers=& Regards Arnold > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Erkenswick, Tom M. (JSC-DM3) [mailto:tom.m.erkenswick@nasa.gov] > Gesendet: Dienstag, 11. Juli 2006 16:17 > An: seesat-l@satobs.org > Betreff: UNID > > > I was wondering if someone can ID a flashing object for me. > > My location was lat 29.55 deg, long -95.36 deg. The time was 03:58 - > 04:00 UTC today. The object caught my eye with a single bright flash, > close to but not quite the magnitude of Jupiter, approximate location > azimuth 005 deg, elevation 30 deg. I continued to look in that direction > and saw two more flashes (less bright) at uneven intervals, and the object > was moving in a mostly northerly direction (as best I could tell from only > three data points). Between the flashes I could not see the object at > all. > > I checked H-A, and the Resurs 1-4 Rocket (SPACECOM 25400, International > 1998-043-G) matched the track pretty well but was predicted to show up a > full 5 minutes later (04:03 - 04:07 UTC). Of course a rocket body makes > sense for the flashing, but I can't imagine such a difference being due to > decay given that this rocket is at 800+ km. > > Thanks, > Tom M. Erkenswick > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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