[Sent from work some six hours ago, but appears to have got stuck] ETS-6 was moving almost parallell to the flash track (so long episodes are probable) from the "B" surface, only about 5 degrees off my predicted flash track (in SSE, h=49-45 deg). Range 30000 km, moving 16 deg/h relative to the stars, but only 4 deg down - 2 deg E. Full period = 19 s (sometimes secondary flashes are too faint) > I received a credible private report from Boulder, > Colorado (40.015N, 105.270W acc. to Heavens-Above; > roughly about 1670 meters above sea level), of a near- > stationary flashing object being watched *without* > magnification for an hour, from about 4:00 to 5:00 on > Nov. 4 UTC. The flash period was 20-22 seconds. The > position is uncertain beyond it likely being in the > southwest, and the report is that it moved slightly > east, if at all, during the hour. In spite of the > flash period, it does not seem possible to me that it > could have been Superbird A (89-041A, 20040), because > of the duration of the one-power observation. Has > anyone tried to observe Cosmos 2282 (94-038A, 23168) > lately? I don't think the flash period could match > ETS 6 (94-056A, 23230), plus the description of little > to no motion would not seem to match its pass very > well. None of the Gorizonts or other ones that I know > of would seem to match. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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