NOSS

Rlelevier@aol.com
Tue, 15 Apr 1997 18:35:53 -0400 (EDT)

Remarkable view of the three satellites orbiting in formation Monday night
04/14/1997
at 21:10 local, 04/15/1997, 04:00 UTC. Passed by Regulus, SW to NE, past
Mizar at 04:13, magnitude 5.8 (Spysat2).  All three in view with 10 x 50
binoculars, 7 deg FOV.  Shape of capital "L", rotated clockwise 90 deg,
moving to the left of me (34.5N
118W).  Long leg ~100 km, short leg ~50 km.  Could not see with naked eye.
 Did see Spot 2r earlier, 20:42, magnitude ~4 with naked eye.