At 01:54 13/06/98 EDT, Mir16609@aol.com wrote: >The only one in an equatorial orbit (W -> E) was #6153 (Copernicus, COSPAR >72065A). I've never heard of it flaring but maybe someone else has. Its older companion OAO-2 ( 68-110A), was observed flaring to mag -4 20 November 1997 by Rob Mcnaught at Bugalbie. Tony Beresford