Re: New bright satellite

From: Peter Brandt via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:55:04 +0000
From this article,
https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/07/14/soyuz-rideshare-launch/, it looks
like Mayak was probably dispensed into a 584 km x 604 km orbit at 97.61
degrees inclination. I do not know if it successfully deployed, or if the
reflector is stuck in the cubesat, or if it exploded into a million mylar
pieces which might still be visible.


On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 4:18 AM Leo Barhorst via Seesat-l <
seesat-l_at_satobs.org> wrote:

> On Friday Jul 14th 2017 at 6;36 Ut a Soyuz 2-1A will launch with 73
> payloads.
> The main payload is Kanopus V-IK, several micro satellites and a lot of
> Cubesats
> with 8 Lemur-2 and 48 Flock 2k satellites in a 98 degree orbit.
>
> But the one to watch for is MAYAK (russian for Lighthouse or Beacon), a 3U
> Cubesat
> that will deploy a tetrahedral reflector with sides of 4 sq m.
> The sat wil rotate in all 3 directions and by reflecting the sunlight it
> could reach
> mag -10, much brighetr than ISS (mag -4) or the Iridium-1's (mag -8).
>
> See the article on Spaceflight101.com with 2 video's and photo's.
>
> Should be a nice object to watch and image.
>
> Regards
> Leo Barhorst
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