I was watching the pass of the Cosmos 1980 rocket over Knoxville, when in my binocular's field of view a sat going the opposite direction passed relatively close to the Cosmos rocket just to the west. The sat was at such a low magnitude I would not have seen in had it not been in the binoculars. I'd venture mag 5-5.5. It also appeared to travel a bit faster than Cosmos 1980 so I assume it was lower in altitude, maybe 500 km. The closest approach between the two occurred right about 21:12 to 21:12:30 Eastern time. Observer's Location: Knoxville ( 35.9676°N, 84.0251°W) It travelled from North to South, along the same orbital plane as Cosmos 1980 (71 deg), passing about 80-82 degrees over my location. Closest approach was about 21:13 Eastern time. Sorry for the approximations, as this was a spur of the moment observation and I wasn't prepared for any note taking. I appreciate any info on what the sat might have been. -- Gregory S. Williams gregwilliams(at)knology.net k4hsm(at)knology.net http://www.etskywarn.net http://www.twiar.org http://www.icebearnation.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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