Laser light from Calipso was observed by two observers at 2006/10/02 9:13:53 UT under clear dark skies with no perceptible haze. Observer 1 located about 130 meters east of the predicted sub-satellite ground track saw a brief flash at zenith followed by a quick but perceptible pause before 4 or 5 beams of at least 20 degrees in length flashed by apparently to the east of the observer. The whole apparition lasted less than 1/2 a second. Observer 2 located 310 meters east of the sub-satellite track saw a flash at zenith followed also by a brief pause and then 3 or 4 separate spots or flashes near zenith less than one degree apart. The second observer felt the spots were slightly to the east. The track was calculated from Space-Track.org element set 06273.7099. G. Hendry ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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