>Patrick Wiggins asked for reliable visual satellites: My favourites are the EORSATS ( #23596 and #23748) C*2326 EORSAT 2.5 418 x 404 1 23748U 95071A 96338.14107817 -.00010812 +00000-0 -17308-3 0 06795 2 23748 065.0144 035.7406 0010366 268.2600 091.7354 15.52059270054184 C*2313 EORSAT 2.5 6.0 0.0 0.0 29 421 x 401 1 23596U 95028A 96338.15849881 -.00004283 +00000-0 -65461-4 0 02552 2 23596 065.0313 323.7966 0015125 291.0198 068.9329 15.52034423084429 These always maintain a thirty minute separation, but in different orbit planes, except when more are in orbit. and the Zenith-2 rockets The latest set = 856 x 835 1 23705U 95058B 96337.01671008 -.00000047 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 01494 2 23705 071.0177 279.0774 0014660 212.0661 147.9570 14.14162513056151 The latest set = 848 x 842 1 23405U 94077B 96336.96903477 -.00000029 +00000-0 +10000-4 0 03152 2 23405 070.9830 138.4211 0003533 210.0574 150.0347 14.14214580104427 Cosmos 2333 Rk? Zenith-2 865 x 838 1 24298U 96051B 96337.18098258 -.00000047 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00820 2 24298 071.0346 340.1582 0018778 256.4779 103.4258 14.12420485012548 Cosmos 2263 SL-16 Rk 853 x 826 1 22803U 93059B 96337.12804654 -.00000234 +00000-0 -94218-4 0 06164 2 22803 070.9855 208.5178 0019246 281.4642 078.4325 14.15836492166006 Cosmos 2227 r 2.0 10.4 3.9 0.0 849 x 843 1 22285U 92093B 96336.84994606 -.00000280 +00000-0 -12260-3 0 06482 2 22285 071.0165 099.5490 0003587 358.5431 001.5679 14.13920513201593 Cosmos 2219 r 851 x 831 1 22220U 92076B 96337.16289205 +.00000352 +00000-0 +20477-3 0 06061 2 22220 070.9937 359.5543 0013511 186.1986 173.8972 14.15397022208808 Cosmos 2082 r 858 x 836 1 20625U 90046B 96337.18601211 -.00000346 +00000-0 -15750-3 0 00450 2 20625 070.9932 045.2325 0014918 328.2760 031.7466 14.13698041337185 Cosmos 1980 r 2.0 10.4 3.9 0.0 20 852 x 834 1 19650U 88102B 96337.00419338 +.00000305 +00000-0 +18219-3 0 05758 2 19650 070.9924 301.1522 0012294 073.9534 286.2927 14.14910458414447 Cosmos 1943 r 850 x 816 1 19120U 88039B 96337.04287861 +.00000129 +00000-0 +86269-4 0 09116 2 19120 071.0084 319.9654 0023561 161.5968 198.5998 14.17776110442515 Cosmos 1844 r 849 x 827 1 17974U 87041B 96337.22142445 .00000254 00000-0 15232-3 0 4701 2 17974 71.0024 223.9399 0015133 315.6680 44.3231 14.16173938494134 Cosmos 1833 r 2.5 10.4 3.9 0.0 22 844 x 835 1 17590U 87027B 96336.84131354 -.00000309 00000-0 -13280-3 0 5731 2 17590 70.9978 98.3758 0006607 230.5734 129.4802 14.15840460501833 Cosmos 1697 r 2.5 10.4 3.9 0.0 22 847 x 836 1 16182U 85097B 96337.02351196 +.00000016 +00000-0 +32945-4 0 05767 2 16182 070.9966 301.8277 0007882 323.7226 036.3362 14.15257554574362 Since some of them are in nearly the same orbits, e.g. 16182/19650, 22285/17590, they sometimes travel in parallell, less than 100 km apart. They are usually flashing, after launch very rapidly. ------------------------------------------------------------ -- b_gimle@algonet.se +46-8-7428086 (home) -- -- 59.22371 N, 18.22857 E AND member of : -- -- http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle seesat-l / seesat-d -- -- bjorn@tt-tech.se +46-8-59095783 (office)-- ------------------------------------------------------------