satellites sighted recently

From: zj@vega.bac.pku.edu.cn
Date: Sun Jul 14 2002 - 17:57:57 EDT

  • Next message: Tom Wagner: "Cosmos 2367"

    I made several satellite observations with my frineds recently (naked-eyes
    in most cases, sometimes with a 12*60 binocular). It's always too sleepy 
    to post the results here in time...
    
    The time is local time (UT+8). Location: 40:23:47 N, 117:34:42 E, 860 m.
    
    11 Jul 21:22 IRIDIUM 4      -1 flash, same as predicted
    11 Jul 21:20 COSMOS 1766    +0   came aross when waiting for watch the above
                                     flash, identified afterwards via SatSpy
    11 Jul 21:29 ??             +3.5 saw a satellite under Polaris by 10 degrees(?)
                                     slightly upper-left to lower-right
    14 Jul 02:31 Iridium 17     -8 flash, same as predicted
    14 Jul 03:00 Iridium 72     -6 flash, brighter than predicted -4
    14 Jul 21:49 NOAA 17        +4.5
    14 Jul 21:39 BREEZE-KM R/B  +3
    
    An old observation:
    
    12 May 02:40 Cosmos 2306    +3   flash to -2 for 3 seconds at 02:41
    
    Clear skies, Jin
    
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