Re: UNID Flasher
Ron Lee (ronlee@pcisys.net)
Sun, 29 Jun 1997 17:01:27 -0600 (MDT)
At 14:21 97/6/29 -0500, you wrote:
>Thanks to those that responded to my request for identifying this sat.
>And sorry for the confusion on timeing. It was sited on June 28 UTC at
>1:41 UTC, and was just east of the north star at 1:43 not
>1:53 as I
>earlier typed. The high inclination orbit was not over 90 degrees. I
>still do not know what sat this was, and I plan to observe tonight. Maybe
>just maybe I'll see it again, though the odds are not in my favor
>
>Thank You
>Floyd Weaver
>3 miles north of Lebanon Pa.
>http://users.nbn.net/~fweaver
Bruno is likely correct on the object, Aureole 1 rkt (#5730). It will
pass through Leo on 30 Jun at 21:33 local time for you. Might be a
good pass since the sun will be behind you relative to the rocket.
Ron