Tom Wagner wrote: > I just picked up what I believe was NOSS 2-1 (C) > and NOSS 2-1 (D) as they entered Lyra. I got the > stats at H-A. They entered Lyra at about 23:17:34. > I saw only these two together. I cannot get data > at H-A about NOSS 2-1 (B). Anybody know if this > is with the other two and I just missed it? Tom, Yes, that's what you saw. Note that the trio is C, D, and E (instead of B). C&D would have been very close to one another--nearly identical track and only separated by 1-second (less than 0.5° in the sky). As they crossed Lyra, E would have been about 3° higher and leading the other two by about 8-seconds. > By the way, while waiting for the NOSS satellites > to enter Lyra another but faster moving and much > brighter satellite zoomed through Lyra a minute or > so earlier, going the same direction as what the > NOSS satellites were about to go. You saw Cosmos 1346 r... Cosmos 1346 r 3.8 2.6 0.0 5.1 v 8.3 1 13121U 82027B 02161.68888471 +.00002650 +00000-0 +22930-3 0 00440 2 13121 081.1713 236.2431 0035741 116.5303 243.9571 14.96363590093640 > Then as I was watching the duo proceed toward > Cygnus, a fainter satellite passed in my > binocular field of view going East! You saw Cosmos 1410 r... Cosmos 1410 r 7.4 2.4 0.0 5.5 v 19 1 13590U 82096B 02163.81434862 +.00000010 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 06359 2 13590 082.6096 077.2345 0007267 048.5139 311.6561 12.42646391894430 By your description, you must have been watching NOSS 2-1 (C) and (D). It is sometimes hard to spot the outside one of the trio--in this case (E). Ralph McConahy 34.8829N 117.0064W 670m ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/sat/seesat/seesatindex.html
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