Re: formation flying Tiangong 2 16-57A/41765 with ?

From: Scott Tilley via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2017 13:26:17 -0700
This would be Shenzhou-11 Module, 41868, 16-016G. Object is shows up in today's spacetrack data.

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On 4/8/2017 12:53 PM, Tristan Cools via Seesat-l wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Only the second time I observed the Chinese Space station as I get only low
> passes here over Belgium, but what a surprise;  another object was flying
> synchronous some 2deg SE of it.  Brightness about mag +1 and the other
> object maybe +3.  Observation time 19:36UTC.
>
> Can somebody confirm this or is there any news ?
>
> I took some pictures of it, but with allmost full moon I would be surprised
> if I could catch the two objects.
>
> gr, tristan cools
> Belgian Working Group Satellites/BWGS
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