06-046, Chinese launch: 3 objects seen

From: Bram Dorreman (bram.dorreman@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Oct 24 2006 - 17:27:11 EDT

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    Low in my west I could detect three of the five components of the 06-046 launch:

Object B: (29506) came first, flashing magn. +6/inv with period 0.52 sec.
Object C: (29507) almost steady magn. +7.5
Object A: (29505) steady, also magn. +7.5

This might mean that object B is the rocket.
Object C showed only one small brightness variation.

I tried objects D and E and found Sich 1 instead (95-046A).

Bram Dorreman
COSPAR 4160
51° 16' 45.5" N 5° 28' 36.6" E (WGS84) 35 m

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