Re: 2004-031C

From: Gordon Prichard (gprichard@vtown.com.au)
Date: Sun Jul 29 2007 - 04:10:34 EDT

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    Thanks for the information. So that means 2004-031C was the external
    tanks attached to the satellite.
        Gordon
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Robert Holdsworth" <robbonz1@xtra.co.nz>
    To: "Seesat List" <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
    Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 9:21 PM
    Subject: Re: 2004-031C
    
    
    > http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/proton_launch_040805.html  says
    that
    > Amazonas was launched on a Proton rocket, and that it had a Breeze
    upper
    > stage.
    >
    > Calsky describes 2004-031C as the BrsTank, presumably an abbreviation
    for
    > Breeze Tank (2004-031B being the Breeze rocket body.)
    >
    > http://spaceflightnow.com/proton/amazonas/status.html mentions this
    APT
    > as being jettisoned  after the third burn.
    >
    > As it happens Kevin kindly drew my attention to a pass of the APT
    about a
    > week ago but conditions were atrocious and have only just improved in
    the
    > last few days though with some erratic cloud cover and bouts of good
    clear
    > skies.
    >
    > The sky will be too bright for the next pass to be useful and passes
    for the
    > following nights are not bright enough to be within my capabilities to
    > observe.
    >
    >
    >
    > Robert
    > Wainuiomata
    > New Zealand
    > 174.948E
    > 41.261S
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > ----- Original Message ----- 
    > From: "gprichard" <gprichard@vtown.com.au>
    > To: <seesat-l@satobs.org>
    > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:04 PM
    > Subject: Fw: 2004-031C
    >
    >
    > >
    > > ----- Original Message ----- 
    > > From: "gprichard" <gprichard@vtown.com.au>
    > > To: <seesat-l@satobs.org>
    > > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 8:41 PM
    > > Subject: 2004-031C
    > >
    > >
    > >> Hello everybody,
    > >>     I recently observed 2004-031C (debris from the Amazonas
    launch). A
    > >> search of the internet has failed to reveal the nature of this
    object.
    > >> Can anyone describe this piece of debris to me?
    > >>    Thanks in advance.
    > >>          Gordon
    > >>          Newcastle, Australia
    > >>
    > >
    >
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