MOLNIYA 1-62 is flashing

From: Kevin Fetter (kfetter@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Jun 04 2005 - 03:00:46 EDT

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I decided to check on possible flashing molniya's satellite's. I did a scan to see which would
make good passes, and decided to observe molniya 1-62

So I set up, and waited.

And not before to long, a faint flash was detected. Then a short time latter another one!

My video system comes in handy again.

Molniya 1-62 produces a flash every approx 11 seconds. 

At 6:32:29.782 UTC (June 5 )one of the flashes seemed to be mag +3.8.

Video to appear latter, of it's flashes.

Kevin

44.6062 N
75.6910 W

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