Re: Mystery streak
Rob Matson (Rob_Matson@cpqm.saic.com)
27 Mar 1996 17:22:48 -0700
I've come up with some other possibilities for the mystery streak: Progress
M26 debris. The NORAD #'s are 23482, 23485 and 23486 for Progress M26 Deb F,
J and K respectively. All three came out of earth's shadow in the north under
the bowl of the Dipper; 2 of the 3 followed pretty much the same trajectory,
and were at exactly the right location within a minute of 1:05. Anyone know
the nature of this Progress debris? It looks like a good candidate if it's
something that's leaking.
I apologize for my earlier guess -- I misremembered the orientation of the
"streak" as being parallel to the horizon instead of perpendicular.
--Rob