Way back in 2005 , just four days after L5 launched I recall imaging the satellite and rocket body before the orbit was lifted as both passed over the UK. My webpage has long since gone , but I have recovered a couple of images from an old hard drive as I recall seeing something similar to the oblong shape at the time. The pics can be seen here.. http://satcomuk.yolasite.com/ on the Lacrosse 5 archive tab Obviously the quality of the images is no where near that of Thierry's but , there is that similarity Regards John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Thomson" <thomsona@flash.net> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>; "Thierry Legault" <legault@club-internet.fr> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 9:17 PM Subject: Re: Detailed video of Lacrosse 5 and disappearance trick > > >> The shape is quite strange, with a rectangular silhouette >> and an outgrowth. Two other videos taken several weeks before, >> although in different passage angle, show similar apparent rectangular >> shape. > > Very curious. The obvious speculation would be that the mesh parabolic > dish antenna of the first Lacrosses was replaced by a rectangular planar > antenna on Lacrosse 5. A planar and specularly reflective antenna might > explain the disappearance trick -- modeling sun angles on the satellite > for this pass might be informative. > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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