New Russian Stuff
Ron Lee (Mir16609@aol.com)
Sun, 12 Jul 1998 01:51:50 EDT
Hello All.
This evening was reasonably clear for Maryland. The translation of this
statement: 6.0 mag is the limit for more than 20 deg. above the horizon.
Anything below 20 deg. above the horizon needs to be about a 3.0 mag to be
observed..
Of the recent Cosmos launches I could not detect the following passes:
Cosmos 2354 (at 00:10 EDT; 04:10 UT; 12 July)
Cosmos 2353 (at 21:45 EDT 11 July; 01:45 UT, 12 July)
Cosmos 2353 (at 23:40 EDT 11 July; 03:40 UT, 12 July)
Cosmos 2352 (at 22:36 EDT 11 July; 02:36 UT, 12 July)
Resurs O (at 23:42 EDT 11 July; 03:42 UT, 12 July)
Cosmos 2357 (at 23:53 EDT 11 July; 03:53 UT, 12 July)
The following were bright enough for observation:
Cosmos 2347 (at 21:37 EDT 11 July; 01:37 UT, 12 July) about a 2.0 mag.
Cosmos 2356 (at 23:22 EDT 11 July; 03:22 UT, 12 July) 4.5 to 5.0 mag
Cosmos 2354 (at 22:12 EDT 11 July; 02:12 UT, 12 July) about a 6.0 mag - very
dim
Resurs O (at 22:01 EDT 11 July; 02:01 UT, 12 July) about a 5.0 mag
Resurs O Rk (SL-16 R/B, # 25400) (at 21:58 EDT 11 July; 01:58 UT, 12 July)
about a 2.5 mag - easily visible at 1x
Resurs O Rk (SL-16 R/B, # 25400) (at 23:39 EDT 11 July; 03:39 UT, 12 July)
about a 2.5 mag - easily visible at 1x but this time flashing at about a 9
seond period.
In the interest of equal time:
USA 129 was about 15 seconds late for it's (21:40 EDT 11 July; 01:40 UT, 12
July) pass using the following elset:
USA 129 15 3 0 5.1
1 24680U 96072A 98185.14270857 .00022000 00000-0 17989-3 0 03
2 24680 97.9830 245.2997 0544004 140.0399 219.9600 14.78227871 03
It passed below Altair at 21:40:35 EDT.
Cheers.
Don Gardner
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76.8419 W, 39.1796 N, 34m ASL