Re: Triad NOAA

Tony Beresford (starman@camtech.net.au)
Tue, 26 May 1998 15:03:05 +0900

At 23:17 25/05/98 -0600, you wrote:
>After reading Ron Lee's post, Re: Unidentified Molynia? and mention being
>made of the triad of NOAA satellites that fly in a triangular formation.
>
>Last August, i saw a formation of 3 sats make a pass overhead and i've
>always wondered what they were. Were they the above mentioned NOAA sats?
>Sure sounds like it and if so, which NOAA sats are they?

Ron actually meant the NOSS triads. of which there are several. Every
now and again they reach naked eye brightness. Usually binoculars.
Elements in the Molczan list and Mike McCants classified file.
Tony Beresford