Re: Unidentified Bright Flaring Satellite

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Thanks, Stephen.  At first, my reaction was that ROCSAT 1, #25616 seemed a
close enough fit.  But, in checking more closely playing the pass using STS
Plus, it is shown to have passed 20 degrees higher in elevation than what I
saw.  The TLE in mccants.tle for #25616 is dated 28 July.  I don't know if
that means the TLE was derived from an observation on that date or if it
could still be off by as much as 20 degrees.

I discovered that the reason ROCSAT 1 did not show in my search is because I
had failed to set the "dimmest satellite magnitude" in SkyMap for a number
higher than 4.2.

ROCSAT 1 was to have made an almost zenith pass at 11:16 UTC (4:16 AM PDT)
03 Aug. 1999.  I looked for it naked eye with a few quick scans with
binoculars.  Nothing was seen but another satellite going south-to-north in
the eastern sky.

--  Jake Rees

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