Followed the launch on Spaceflightnow via the internet. Used Ted's TLE's to get predictions. Went out at 01:05 UT and saw the Titan 4B and its payload through thin clouds. At first I saw the rocket at 1 power; easy at mag 3. When looking with the bino's I saw a fainter dot just in front of it. It was about mag 5. At 01:12:21.59 UT they passed between Delta and Epsilon Umi. The rocket was clearly visible in the clouds, with even a halo around it. The payload became almost invisible. They passed just below Alpha Cyg, over 57 and 56 Cyg at 01:13:39.59 UT so 1 minute 18 sec later. They were almost on track irt Ted's Lacrosse 1 search orbit. A pity it wasn't clear completely, but it still was a nice view. PPAS report will follow this morning. Greetings and clear, dark skies Leo Barhorst, Medemblik NL Cospar 4252 52.76350 N 5.09114 E 2 m ASL http://www.home.zonnet.nl/leobarhorst/index.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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