You saw NOSS 3-2 (C) and (A) (Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellites) There are many pairs and triplets (some of the dissociated) (Skymap plot sent to Paul) They are normally considered fainter than +5, and not listed in "Daily predictions for all" by H-A (you can ask for magnitude limit 5.0 by modifying the URL) But you can get individual predictions by searching the sat database for noss 2-%. NOSS 2-1 (E) In Earth orbit NOSS 2-1 (C) In Earth orbit NOSS 2-1 (D) In Earth orbit NOSS 2-2 (C) In Earth orbit NOSS 2-2 (D) In Earth orbit NOSS 2-2 (E) In Earth orbit NOSS 2-3 (D) In Earth orbit NOSS 2-3 Rocket Decayed NOSS 2-3 (C) In Earth orbit NOSS 2-3 (E) In Earth orbit Unfortunately, H-A designates NOSS 3-% by USA 161 and 162, USA 173%, USA 181% and USA 194%. You can also get pass predictions one-by-one without searching. Run a prediction for ISS from the main menu, then substitute 25544 by their numbers: 20642 20691 20692 21799 21808 21809 23862 23908 23936 26905 26907 28095 28097 28537 28541 31701 31708 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Zeller" <pzeller66@live.com> To: <seesat-l@satobs.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 7:42 PM Subject: Help with Satellite Pair ID ... I am wondering if anyone can help me identify an unusual pair of satellites I saw Tuesday morning (August 12). I first spotted them around 3:31 UT about 7 degrees east of Alpha Ophiuchi. The leading object was about 3rd - 4th magnitude and the second was 2nd - 3rd magnitude trailing the first one by roughly 2 degrees. The pair kept the same separation and moved to the North, and the trailing object increased briefly in brightness to about 1st magnitude. They both then grew dimmer (the trailing object always stayed noticeably brighter than the first). Around 3:32 UT they both faded and vanished into shadow very close to Vega (Alpha Lyrae). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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