Although from my horizon (at least the midnight) KHs often flare in the SE-S, there have been several occasions in the NE-N(-NW?) I have interpreted these as a result of reorienting to image Russian White Sea harbours or operations. PS. I tried yesterday at 22:18 local time to see USA 186 at 33 degrees west, but when it passed Saturn and Regulus. It took me five minutes to find Saturn/Regulus in 10*50, and after that I could barely see Saturn at 1x :-( The Leo stars 5-10 degrees away were not seen in binos, so USA 186 would probably have passed unseen . -- Björn Gimle -- -- COSPAR 5917, STAR, +18.05447 (E), +59.34185 (N), 33 m -- -- COSPAR 5918 WGS84, +18.10127 (E), +59.29813 (N), 44 m -- -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA, +18.6206 (E), +59.2615 (N), 33 m -- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Masding" <zen32156@zen.co.uk> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 9:46 AM Subject: FW: USA186 Images > > > ________________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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