FW: Unidentified subject!
Ted Molczan (molczan@fox.nstn.ca)
Mon, 10 Jun 1996 14:37:30 -0400
Ron Dantowitz and Marek Kozubal wrote:
>of rocket bodies, I invite you to point your browser to:
>ftp://ftp.physics.ox.ac.uk/pub/sat/images/cos2278r.jpg
Excellent work!
>about 2.4 arc seconds long by 0.8 arc seconds wide. We will be doing more
>imaging of boosters over the next 6 weeks, and will put out a "library" of
>images of all the Zenits, and other objects anyone is interested in. We can
>also record time accurately for each frame as well as orientation (south is
>up in our pix).
Here are some objects I am interested in - most are large and reasonably
low (at perigee). The elements of each of these are unclassified.
Quite a few have large solar and/or radar panels, so they may be visually interesting.
The dimensions are mostly from the RAE Table of Satellites. The three
values may represent a sphere, cylinder or box. One dimension denotes either
a sphere, or that the other dimensions were unknown. Two dimensions denote a
cylinder's length and cross-sectional diameter. Three dimensions denote a
box's length, width and depth.
NORAD Intl Des Name Dimensions stdMv Mission
------ -------- ------------ -------------- ----- --------------------
01314U 65027 A Snapshot 11.6 1.5 0.0 5.7 experimental RTG?
01316U 65027 C Snapshot (C) 3.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 debris - a panel?
01389U 65027 D Snapshot (D) 3.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 debris - a panel?
04327U 70009 A SERT 2 7.6 1.5 0.0 6.1 ION thrust experiment
04786U 70103 A Cosmos 382 7.6 0.0 0.0 4.0 Soviet lunar module?
05560U 71089 A ASTEX 9.6 1.5 0.0 5.9 SAR imager?
06212U 72076 A Radcat 12.2 3.0 0.0 4.8 solar studies?
08074U 66056 H Pageos (H) 8.6 0.0 0.0 3.7 aluminized mylar sheet
10967U 78064 A Seasat 21.0 1.5 0.0 5.1 SAR imager
17369U 87011 A Cosmos 1818 6.0 2.0 0.0 5.9 nuclear reactor
18122U 87052 A Cosmos 1860 6.0 2.5 0.0 5.6 nuclear reactor
20663U 90055 A Cosmos 2084 3.4 1.6 0.0 6.7 a Molniya in low orbit
21701U 91063 B UARS 9.8 4.6 0.0 4.4 atmospheric research
23596U 95028 A Cosmos 2313 6.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 EORSAT
23674U 95051 A Cosmos 2320 7.0 2.0 0.0 5.8 IMINT
23710U 95059 A Radarsat 8.0 0.0 0.0 3.9 SAR imager
23818U 96016 A Cosmos 2331 7.0 2.0 0.0 5.8 IMINT
I would also suggest imaging a few each of the many Meteor, NOAA, DMSP,
Landsat, Spot and ERS satellites.
>Will also be uploading some hi-resolution Mir pix we just took- standby...
Can't wait to see them!
>PPS Tried to image KH 11-8, but it was not "there" according to the latest
>elsets we have. How accurate are the current sets?
It appears to have been de-orbited sometime in mid-May,
and it probably was the last one in that series.
>Unfortunately, will not be releasing any spysat pix, however. All you Secret Agents
>out there do not have to worry about us.
I respect your decision, but I also totally support
John Pike's earlier comments.
bye for now