RE: New Zenit upper stage - probable fast flasher

From: Ted Molczan (molczan@rogers.com)
Date: Sun Jun 20 2004 - 13:13:35 EDT

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    Alberto Rango confirms that this object is a rapid flasher. He observed it
    flashing on 2004 Jun 19 at 01:10 UTC, with a period of about 0.2 s, similar to
    is predecessors, as I listed earlier:
    
    http://satobs.org/seesat/Jun-2004/0116.html
    
    This object is easy to see with the unaided eye, so it will put on a nice show
    over the coming months.
    
    It has entered morning visibility in the northern hemisphere. Here are recent
    elements:
    
    Cosmos 2406 r   10.4  3.9  0.0  3.9 v
    1 28353U 04021B   04170.54563943 -.00000071  00000-0 -12436-4 0   147
    2 28353  71.0029 309.3186 0006040 214.4253 145.6477 14.13838102  1201
    
    If you are interested in contributing flash period timings, please see the
    following web page for information on how to do it, and the preferred reporting
    format:
    
    http://www.satobs.org/tumble/flashpm.html
    
    For introductory information on flashing satellites, please see:
    
    http://www.satobs.org/tumble/tumbleintro.html
    
    Ted Molczan
    
    
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