________________________________________ From: Philip Masding [mailto:zen32156@zen.co.uk] Sent: 10 March 2007 10:26 To: SeeSat-L@satobs.org Cc: Mike Tyrrell; marco.langbroek@wanadoo.nl; Gerhard HOLTKAMP Subject: Lacrosse 2 Flares and Lacrosse 3 Fades Hi All Last night I observed Lacrosse 2 which flared nicely at 20:37:33UTC. I only have a record of one other flare by Lacrosse 2 on 10/06/06 as observed by Marco. Marco's observation suggested a panel angle of 30 degrees in flight mode XVV. This new observation fits a 30 degree panel angle but in flight mode YVV (i.e. the spacecraft has rotated precisely 90 degrees between observations). If the flare is from a dish antenna then I'm not sure what it means! Meanwhile Lacrosse 3 faded suddenly by 0.5 magnitudes in the middle of the pass. Maybe not as dramatic as Lacrosse 5 but it proves the other satellites can do it. The Lacrosse 3 light curve is here http://www.zen32156.zen.co.uk/disappearencs.htm regards Phil ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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