Hi folks, As you all know the prospects of Cosmos 1 achieving orbit appears to be slim according to the Planetary Society. But they are holding out hope that it actually did make it to "some" orbit. It is not likely, but if it actually is in orbit and functioning nominally, the sails are programmed to deploy on June 25 beginning at approximately 9:35 pm PDT. Let me emphasize this -- if we are to learn that Cosmos 1 actually is in orbit, you may very well be the ones to determine that and let us know. My rough calculations show that it may be brighter than -1 or perhaps -2 magnitude (depending strongly on the relative orientation of the sail, sun and observer), and God only knows where and when a deployment would occur. So please let us know if you see anything. Thanks! Mark Whorton ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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