Tom Laskowski posted: >Landsat 2 Rk, 09040, 1975-004-DE > >I've been trying to observe this object for some time now. H-A and Quicksat both give >it a magnitude in the +5.0 range, but I've never been able to see it despite numerous >attempts of good passes. I've used both 10x50 binoculars and a 5' Maksutov, but no >luck. From time to time, Spacecom will switch tles. Object 09040 was the largest piece of debris. On May 7/8, 2004, Spacecom switched the tles for 09040 with the tles for 07616, 1975-004B. So now 09040 is a tiny piece of debris and 07616 is the largest piece of debris. So 07616 now matches what we have seen as a fairly bright object in the past. Mike McCants ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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