Is anyone able to let me know if Falcon 9 would have been visible from Eastern Australia this morning. I have put a brief post on my blog about it and I would like to add this information if possible. http://nightskyonline.info/?p=524 Regards, Paul Floyd. On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Greg Hammond <ham0@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/05/2919095.htm?section=justin > > It looks like Dragon/Falcon 9 may be responsible for these 'UFO' sightings. > > Greg, Sydney Australia > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ted Molczan" <ssl3molcz@rogers.com> > To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 7:38 AM > Subject: RE: Question about visibility of Falcon 9 and Dragon > > >> Joe Rao asked: >> >>> I just received this from my editor at SPACE.com. Can >>> anybody provide an answer that I can relay back to him? >>> -- joe rao >>> >>> QUESTION: SpaceX just stunned me by launching Falcon 9 and >>> Dragon mkockup today. The Dragon capsule mockup is going to >>> stay in orbit for up to 1 year before burning up on re-entry. >> >> Seems unlikely, unless it has a very high areal density. Will be able to >> estimate once elsets with reliable decay rates appear. >> >>> I'm just wondering if you had any idea if people can try and >>> see it in space at all or not. Supposedly it's at 250 km, not >>> sure of launch trajectory or inclination. >> >> The first TLE of 10026A / 36595 has appeared on Space Track. Orbit is 34.5 >> deg, 239 km X 280 km. >> >> A quick check of current visibility north of the equator, reveals the tail >> end of evening visibility at latitudes south of about 30 N; no visibility >> further north. Morning window opens in a couple of weeks. South of the >> equator, around 35 S, has tail end (several days) of morning visibility. >> >> Ted Molczan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Seesat-l mailing list >> http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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