Re: Unidentified sats

From: Tony Beresford (starman@camtech.net.au)
Date: Mon Jun 05 2000 - 07:20:59 PDT

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    At 17:27 5/06/00 , Mark Harris wrote:
    
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    >1. 3rd June, 23.29 BST, altitude: 40°, heading N, azimuth: E. This caught my eye as it was flashing very rapidly, at about mag 0. As it faded, the flashing became more difficult to see & it more resembled a "normal" satellite pass;
    I reckon this was USA 32 88 78 A
    >2. 3rd June, 23.44 BST, altitude: 45°, heading SE, azimuth: E. Flashes of mag 0 at about 4 second intervals;
    Time and direction tally with Cosmos 475 72-9A
    >3. 5th June, 01.48 BST, altitude: 15°, heading S, azimuth: NNW. I thought I'd inadvertantly spotted an Iridium sat, as it flared to -2 before fading, but I've just checked Heavens Above & there's nothing predicted for that time...
    Cant match that one
    Tony Beresford
    34.9638S, 138.6333E
    
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