SES now says they've re-established contact with AMC 9: https://www.spaceintelreport.com/ses-re-establishes-communications-amc-9-pieces-satellite-appear-broken-off/ On Jul 2, 2017 11:53, "Bill Bard via Seesat-l" <seesat-l_at_satobs.org> wrote: > Looks like the flash started getting brighter/faster just before the one > object separated. Then it seemed to diminish and then having brighter > flashes again. My guess would be a solar array flew off although I would > expect it to be spinning/tumbling too. > > I would suspect a fuel leak or a momentum wheel slowing causing it to spin. > > Bill > > > On Jul 2, 2017, at 11:26 AM, ronlee--- via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org> > wrote: > > > > Great video. You can see one bright piece separate at the bottom and > > drift away and two or more fainter objects. > > > > The main piece is rotating and it is drifting relative to other > > satellites...at least the grouping of three. > > > > > > > >> https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/07/a-large- > satellite-appears-to-be-falling-apart-in-geostationary-orbit/ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Seesat-l mailing list > >> http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Seesat-l mailing list > > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Sun Jul 02 2017 - 10:58:36 UTC
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