Re: Unidentified Object

From: Mark Miele (miele@canada.com)
Date: Wed Aug 08 2001 - 05:31:02 PDT

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    From: "Tony Beresford" <aberesford@iprimus.com.au>
    To: <Mir16609@aol.com>; <SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com>
    Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 4:26 AM
    Subject: Re: Unidentified Object
    
    
    > At 12:41 8/08/01 , Mir16609@aol.com wrote:
    > >In a message dated Tue, 7 Aug 2001 10:20:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
    "Mark Miele" <miele@canada.com> writes:
    > >
    > >
    > >> flying approximately ENE to WSW.   The sighting occured at
    approximately
    > >> 21:46:00 EDT (GMT - 4) over Brossard, Quebec, Canada (suburb of
    Montreal),
    > >> located at 45.45N, 73.483W.  Apogee appeared to be about 65 degrees.  I
    did
    > >> eventually see ISS go over, but it moved much slower than the
    unidentified
    > >> object.  Its orbit was probably much lower than that of ISS.
    > >>
    > >> If anyone has any info, please share it!
    > >//////////////////////////
    > >
    > >Hello Mike.
    > >
    > >The skies were crowded at that time.  Take your pick:
    > >Cosmos 2221 r    7.4  2.4  0.0  5.5 v
    > >1 22237U 92080B   01213.94520297 +.00000210 +00000-0 +27505-4 0 09569
    > >2 22237 082.5129 101.7469 0022527 054.4480 305.8781 14.75470661467433
    > >Cosmos 1328 r    7.4  2.4  0.0  5.5 v
    > >1 12988U 81117B   01212.75171762 +.00000270 +00000-0 +31810-4 0 06643
    > >2 12988 082.5262 100.8003 0017654 244.1490 115.7901 14.81055097060149
    > >Cosmos 1066 r    3.8  2.6  0.0  5.1 v
    > >1 11166U 78121B   01212.96430867 +.00000034 +00000-0 +11109-4 0 06061
    > >2 11166 081.2385 101.4614 0065918 203.9169 155.8938 14.12859346164755
    > None of these fit the observation Don,
    > to do so requires something close to an inclination of 125 degrees.
    > Tony Beresford
    > 34.9638S, 138.6333E
    >
    
    I would also like to mention that it appeared to be no dimmer than -1 in
    magnitude.  Possibly -2.
    It was very bright.
    
    Mark Miele
    
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