I'll take a chance on hazarding a guess. How about COSMOS 2176 (21847)? The
timing is a little off, but the track (and likelihood of decay) makes more sense,
doesn't it?
Regards,
Malcolm
On Sat Jan 14 22:47 , Björn Gimle sent:
Not really - decay expected Sunday.
Grunt passed at about 40 deg elevation around 21:13 UTC
Maybe a piece (solar panel) broke away ?
2012/1/14 Bruce MacDonald <stationerytraffic@gmail.com>
> Hello list, long time, no post!
>
> My friend Andy Burns in Chippenham, England (lat. 51.460° N, long. 2.122° W
> according to Heavens Above) has sent me this decay report for 20:55 UTC on
> Friday 13 January 2012:
>
> >Although not due to be seen tonight, at 8:55 something come in to the
> atmosphere and broke up in a shower of particles. Basic west to east
> transit.
>
> >Mag -2 at start, up to nine parts at end. Slightly faster than ISS,
> started 35degrees up in South West went all across Southern sky max
> altitude 60degrees when due South then began to >break up, into two, then 3
> then nine. Leaving trail.
>
> >Could it have been reentry of Grunt???
>
> >Did anyone else catch this.
>
>
> Did anyone on this list in NW Europe see a decay at around this time? This
> is a report from a credible witness (Andy is the chairman of the Wiltshire
> Astronomical Society).
>
> Thanks
>
> Bruce
> Devizes, England
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