Re: Whilst spotting ISS & STS-92...

From: Markus Mehring (m.m@gmx.de)
Date: Fri Oct 20 2000 - 20:40:45 PDT

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    On Fri, 20 Oct 2000 07:50:06 +0100, you ("Mark Harris"
    <Mark.Harris@southsomerset.gov.uk>) wrote:
    
    >.. last night (disappeared into the Earth's shadow at 20:36:46;
    >altitude 34°; direction WNW), I saw another sat, heading due 
    >S, which isn't mentioned on Heavens Above. Mag: approx 4,
    >crossed the path of where ISS/STS-92 would've been (had
    >it not disappeared) about 45 seconds later (sorry, I forgot
    >my watch). Altitude: about 45°. Any suggestions what
    >it might've been, please?
    
    Assuming that it was a naked-eye observation, I guess that what you saw was
    most likely Lacrosse 2 (21147/91017A).
    
    
    CU!	Markus
    
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