RE: Unknown satellite high speed bright

From: Ted Molczan via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 23:58:48 -0400
Jim Donovan wrote:

> A bright satellite, of magnitude -2 to 1, varying, just flew over
> Placerville, CA, from WNW to SSE, directly overhead, at a speed relative to
> the ISS of 3 to 4 times.  Overhead 20-SEP-2016 at 19:55 PDT (21-SEP-2016
> 02:55 Z)
> 
> Heavens-Above shows nothing of it.
> 
> What in the world is it?
> 
> Please help.  I saw it last night at 03:05Z.

On both nights, you saw 16057B / 41766, which is the rocket body of Tiangong 2.

Ted Molczan


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