Re: Unidentified satellite-like flash in middle of night

From: Makoto Kamada (m_kamada@nifty.com)
Date: Sat Jan 02 2010 - 07:02:11 UTC

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    Which satellite is the best candidate?
    
    25908 1999-049B GLOBALSTAR M050, EL 40.47 AZ 97.24(E) D 2251.11km, ILLUMINATED
    25773 1999-031D GLOBALSTAR M052, EL 25.23 AZ 83.87(E) D 2509.83km, ILLUMINATED
    07736 1975-028A COSMOS 726, EL 35.21 AZ 79.06(E) D 1519.62km, NOT ILLUMINATED
    
    http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.asp?lat=35.5&lng=-105.89&satid=25908&date=40179.424733796295
    http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.asp?lat=35.5&lng=-105.89&satid=25773&date=40179.424733796295
    http://mada.la.coocan.jp/sat/index.htm?a=10000&lang=en&ll=35.5,-105.89,0&q=25908&r=25773&sm=-57,63&t=0&u=0&y=20100101101137
    
    Makoto Kamada
    
    
    On 2010/01/02 2:25, Thomas Ashcraft wrote:
    >
    > I captured an unidentified flash on my all-sky camera last night at
    > January 1, 2010, 3:11:37 am MST local time. ( This is 1011:37 UT ).
    >
    > It looks like a sat flash and I am wondering if there is a chance that
    > it might have been a Moon illuminated sat flash?
    > I posted a short movie of the flash in two formats:
    >
    > .mp4 1.1 MB : http://www.heliotown.com/UNID20100101_1011utAshcraft.mp4
    >
    > .wmv 2.4 MB : http://www.heliotown.com/UNID20100101_1011utAshcraft.wmv
    >
    > Any help identifying this little mystery is appreciated.
    >
    > Thomas Ashcraft
    > 35.50 N 105.89 W
    > New Mexico
    >
    >
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