hello, again I was able to observe TElstar Proton rocket = 97- 26 B = 24813 this evening (May 29, 1997) around 21h00 UT (one day before decay?). Today, it was flashing with a period of 5.79 +- 0.03 seconds. Yesterday the flashing period was 6.81 +- 0.05, so it is accelerating ! The magnitude varied between -2 and +4. Of course it was moving very fast (height of about 196 km). The observation was made from 4 deg, 10 min E, 51 deg, 15 min N, about 20 m AMSL between 20h59m UT and 21h02m UT, May 29, 1997. The rocket entered shadow around 21h02m14.4s UT. I hope to see this bright, accelerating, almost decaying flasher once again before its decay. 92- 12 B and 93- 1 B are still flashing nicely (93- 1 B had an acceleration). Happy observing, Kurt J