At 19:21 16/04/04, Scott Davies wrote: >Dear SeeSat-D, > >On 15 April 2004 at 04:47:55, GPS 2-16 Rocket1 passed over my >home in Bangkok, Thailand. Heading east toward the rising sun, I >saw a notably long and bright flare. The magnitude was >approximately -5, and it lasted for around 20 seconds. Much more >impressive than most Iridium flares. > >The following site has a detailed illustration of the components of a >Delta 2 rocket. I wonder which part of the Delta 2 is GPS 2-16 >Rocket1, >as GPS 2-16 Rocket2 decayed years ago. Scott, the object you saw flaring is the second stage of the Delta rocket. It has a restartable engine. The other rocket body (already decayed) is the third stage. Tony Beresford ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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