I believe that I observed Genesis-1 this morning, although it appeared some 6 minutes early (I was not yet set up to observe when this bright object passed overhead). The object was only observable for about a minute before it passed into shadow, but it seemed to significantly become brighter during that one minute; either a solar panel or some other structure was illuminated by the sun (although the object was flying between myself and the Sun) or it was tumbling, albeit at a slow rate. Is Genesis-1 generating so much drag due to its inflation that it could arrive 5 or 6 minutes early? Or, has Genesis-1 manuevered in orbit? Also, I notice that the upper stage is diverging significantly from Genesis-1, could this be a function of Genesis-1 drag? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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