Re: Unknown satellite high speed bright

From: Jim Donovan via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 21:09:14 -0700
Thanks, Ted.  Wonder why it's not being tracked on Heavens-Above.  I
shall watch it with Sat-View.org

:-) Jim
Placerville, CA

On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 8:58 PM, Ted Molczan via Seesat-l
<seesat-l_at_satobs.org> wrote:
> 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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