My 1st observation on this satellite was at about 19:55 UT with 25 degrees elevation. Magnitude estimate was difficult as a street lamp was close to it. I think (may be pessimistic) it was +6.3. Two minutes later a +6.0 magnitude object followed a similar track. Likely the 02009B object. The TLE's confirm object B is behind object A. I also expect Envisat to be much brighter with "better" orientation w.r.t. observer and sun and expect even negative magnitudes on very favourable transits. I can compare this with Terra (99068A), which once had -4. Bram Dorreman, COSPAR 4160 (Achel 1): 51° 16' 45.5" N (51.2793 N), 5° 28' 36.6" E (5.4768 E) -----Original Message----- From: Cees Bassa <c.g.bassa@phys.uu.nl> To: SeeSat-L@satobs.org <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Date: vrijdag 1 maart 2002 23:40 Subject: Envisat Obs >Hi List, > >After seeing the launch this morning I now saw Envisat crossing our Dutch >skies. We had two passes this evening, of which I missed the first because >of clouds. By the time of the second pass the clouds had departed the sky >Envisat would cross and I caught it roughly on the place it had to be >though I guestimate it was a minute late to this elset: > >1 27386U 02009A 02060.46929290 -.00112148 00000-0 -40148-1 0 62 >2 27386 98.5309 129.0967 0016292 276.4621 83.4766 14.34774504 63 > etc. > >Regards, > Cees Bassa ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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