Re: SV: SEA SATELLITES

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In June 1981 while sailing from Vera Cruz to Galveston about
midway across the Gulf of Mexico I observed a magnitude 2.0 bird
going from North to South (a polar orbit) my first satellite.  Never
could ID it.  How many sats were in orbit in the summer of 81?

Jim

Björn Gimle wrote:
> 
> >
> > At Eurosom, Paul showed video of Mir taken on a ship that I believe was docked
> > somewhere.  How often have sats been predicted and seen while crossing the
> > ocean?  This was an enjoyable first for me.
> >
> On 980515-16, cruising from Stockholm to Helsinki, I observed
> 22:48 UT #11933 C 1206 rk descending after about 70 deg culmination
> 22:56    #13403 C 1400 rk descending after near-zenith
> (at about 59.35N, 21.14E)
> 00:10    #23907 NOSS 2-3 rk high NNW (at about 59.5N, 22.1E)
> 
> -- bjorn.gimle@tieto.se (office)                             --
> -- b_gimle@algonet.se (home)  http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle --
> -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA,    59.2615 N, 18.6206 E, 33 m         --
> -- COSPAR 5918, HAMMARBY, 59.2985 N, 18.1045 E, 44 m         --
> -- SeeSat-L / Visual Satellite Observer Home Page found at   --
> -- http://www.satellite.eu.org/satintro.html       --

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