________________________________________ From: Philip Masding [mailto:zen32156@zen.co.uk] Sent: 25 May 2008 08:43 To: 'SeeSat-L@satobs.org' Cc: 'John Locker'; 'marco.langbroek@wanadoo.nl'; 'Gerhard HOLTKAMP' Subject: USA186 Images Hi All I see USA186 has been doing some manoeuvres. A couple of weeks ago I managed to resolve it in a pass which was almost overhead and as close 342km. The speed of the pass made it difficult to track throughout but there were plenty of resolved images which you can see here: http://www.zen32156.zen.co.uk/usa186.htm What interests me is the changing orientation of the satellite during the pass. It doesn't seem to be flying in a simple maintained flight mode and perhaps its spinning. There were 2 flares during the pass. I suppose if it's still actively manoeuvring it can't be tumbling out of control. Any thoughts? Regards Phil Masding ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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