The 8th January 1996 issue of Worldwide Satellite Launches gives the following information about Skipper: " Skipper is a joint US-Russian satellite: Utah State University provided the forward instrument section an the Moscow Aviation Institute the satellite bus. Shape is a cilinder, 0.8 m diameter and 1.3 m long. Satellite is to investigate aerothermochemistry and aerobraking as it dips into the atmosphere. After checkout the satellite will manoeuvre to a 150 km perigee orbit and then perigee will be reduced in 10 km steps until orbital dacay takes place". Mass is 230 kg. Seems to be a bit too small to be easely visible, as its apogee will be close to 800 km. At perigee it will be moving very fast. Greetings