Re: Resurs WestPac object

Ron Lee (ronlee@pcisys.net)
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 17:08:37 -0600

Interesting. During my obs last night I "may" have seen a fluctuation
in brightness of one of the satellites...possibly #25395 or #25398.

#25398 is listed as Westpac. Not sure if that is a likely optical
effect of the reflectors.  Of course it is a debatable observation
due to the limited duration in the field of view.

Ron Lee

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>http://www.auslig.gov.au/orroral/wpltn/westpac.htm
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>It's a spherical Australian passive geodetic satellite, 24.5 cm in
>diameter (9.5 inches), covered with 60 corner-cube reflectors.
>
>Craig Cholar   3432p@vm1.cc.nps.navy.mil
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