Grzegorz Koralewski reported: > A trio of bright (~2.5mag) satellites spreading about 1.5-2 > degrees, heading south. You saw the NOSS 2-3 triad: 96029C, 96029D, 96029E (23908, 23862, 23936). They are reconnaissance satellites that detect and track ships at sea by triangulating on their radio emissions.\ Like other 2nd generation NOSS, the objects normally are no brighter than about mag 6, but occasionally brighten to around mag 2 to 4. Very rarely, they flare brilliantly. Ted Molczan ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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