On Sun, 28 Dec 1997 cosmos33@ilink.nis.za wrote: > BTW - How many Cosmos satelites have ever been sent up? > (Since I only see cosmos rockets all the time) 2348 as of a few days ago. > Is the/a Ariane Rocket a rare sighting? Ariane is in low inclination orbit and so is not seen as often as Cosmos which goes to much higher latitudes. There are a lot more Cosmos than Ariane. Many Cosmos are in lower orbit than Ariane and so are easier to see. Jay Respler -- JRespler@InJersey.com www.injersey.com/Media/SkyNotes/ Satellite Tracker * Early Typewriter Collector Freehold, New Jersey