Raduga 33 flashes seen from San Antonio, Texas

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Sunday evening I observed 10 consecutive one-power flashes 
from Raduga 33 (23794, 96-10A) from San Antonio, Texas 
(29.40N, 98.66W, 180m).  The first flash that I saw occurred 
at about 3:54:20 on May 11 UTC.  The brightest were brighter
than any of the nearby stars of Ursa Major.  The solar elev. 
was about -29.5 and azimuth was 316.  The range to the 
satellite was about 5900 km (3700 miles).  The next similar 
pass is about 4.04 days (96.96 hours) later, or about 4:52 
on May 15 UTC (11:51:56 PM Thursday CDT).

Ed Cannon
ecannon@mail.utexas.edu
Austin, Texas, USA

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