Globalstar 59

From: James (james.mindham@btinternet.com)
Date: Thu Jan 03 2002 - 06:07:46 EST

  • Next message: Matson, Robert: "RE: Globalstar 59"

    Sorry folks - in my haste I omitted some detail! And I meant Globalstar 59.
    
    Here are the details of the observation
    
    While observing the Perseus region I'm sure I noticed a flare in the corner
    of my eye between 0 and -1 mag near alpha Persei.
    The only real satellite possibility would be Globalstar 59 - which had a
    visual magnitude of 5.4.
    
    Globalstar 59 entered shadow at this point.
    
    There is also the real possibility that my eyes are failing!
    
    Date: Jan 2nd 2001
    Time: 19:48 (maximum time difference + 1 minute)
    
    Using alpha Persei as a marker the angular separation was no more than 6
    degrees.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Bjorn Gimle" <b.gimle@chello.se>
    To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
    Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 9:00 AM
    Subject: Re: Globalstar 56
    
    
    > Globalstar 56 culminated ten minutes later, was nowhere near alpha Persei,
    > and had shadow entry about 20:02:10 in Cetus near Eridanus.
    >
    > But Globalstar 59 DID enter shadow near this star, about 19:48:30. If
    solar
    > cells were pointed near the Sun, they would not flare there, same argument
    > for Glonass (but they could be out-of-order, or follow schemes like
    Iridiums
    > do).
    >
    > The three debris objects in the vicinity could flash/flare, but were up to
    a
    > minute early.
    >
    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: "James" <james.mindham@btinternet.com>
    > >
    > >
    > > 02 Jan 2002 19:48 UTC
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > From: "Bjorn Gimle" <b.gimle@chello.se>
    > >
    > > > I can not find any shadow entry by Globalstar 56 near alpha Per (which
    > > > SkyMap points to when I locate Mirfak) from Dec.30 until now!
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > > I was watching the sky around Perseus when I'm sure I noticed a .2
    mag
    > > > flare
    > > > > near Mirfak. After running Ted Molczan's IDSat program I found 3
    > > > > possibilities. I then inputted the TLE's into Starrynight and
    > discovered
    > > > > that Globalstar 56 was the only realistic possibility. Globalstar 56
    > had
    >
    >
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