Re: Help Needed to Identify 3 Satellite Formation

From: Greg Williams (k4hsm@knology.net)
Date: Fri May 30 2008 - 05:10:23 UTC

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    Kevin took a video of NOSS 2-1:
    http://www.kfetter.com/satvideo/noss/NOSS%202-1.wmv
    
    Ive seen these birds only once before some 15 years ago (incredibly 
    faint, a streetlamp 300' away obscured them in an area otherwise 
    unpolluted by light) and they are fascinating to watch.
    
    Greg
    
    
    Ted Molczan wrote:
    > Chris Zietkiewicz wrote: 
    >
    >   
    >> Ted, I recall a maximum elevation of about 70 to 75 degrees 
    >> on a compass heading of 60 degrees
    >>     
    >
    > Your observation report is in reasonable agreement with the NOSS 2-1 triad. 
    >
    > The US STRATCOM catalogue numbers of the three NOSS 2-1 objects are 20691, 20692
    > and 20642.
    >
    > Here is a plot of object 20691 on the pass you observed:
    >
    > http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.asp?Session=kebgcphanmhenddajdfegchm&sa
    > tid=20691&date=39597.1842208796
    >
    > Information on the NOSS satellites is available here:
    >
    > http://www.satobs.org/noss.html
    >
    > Ted Molczan
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