Kevin Fetter posted: >While getting ready to get flared by Brazilsat B3 ( 25152 ) I noticed a >faint geo sat very close and below it. >The unid geo sat parked near Brazilsat B3 ( 25152 ) has gotten brighter. These objects were first seen through my 8 inch telescope about 05:30 UT July 5 from BCRC (30.3N 97.9W). I estimated magnitude 13 (leader) and 12 (trailer). I estimated that they were about 0.04 degrees apart. The "leader" was about 0.02 degrees east and about 0.03 degrees north of the "trailer". The "leader" increased in brightness fairly rapidly and about 05:45 UT, I estimated it was magnitude 8. The "trailer" increased to about magnitude 11. By 06:05 UT, the "leader" had faded to magnitude 10, but the trailer was still about magnitude 11. In other news, Ed recently noticed that the very old Aureole 2 rocket (#7004, 1973 107B) was tumbling. I measured its tumble period at 6.6 seconds. The last PPAS reports from 1999 and 2000 were "steady". Designtn Date Time Obsr Durtn Acc Num Per Remarks 73-107 B 08-07-05 02:41 MM 91.6 0.3 14 6.6 6.0->inv Mike McCants ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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