Re: Gorizont 23 and unknown

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Kurt Dequick wrote:

>This weekend we saw a bright, naked eye satellite which was flashing.  I 
>timed the period to be around 4.08 seconds.  I haven't been able to
identify it 
>yet, perhaps someone who saw it already can identify it just by looking at
its 
>period.

>Location: 51ø 10' N    2ø 57' E
>Time: May 9th 1999, around 21 h 53 m UT
>It went from West to East, almost through zenith, through UMa.
>Flashing, a secondary maximum, period 4.08


Using an old elset (99-03-25) I get 96- 17 B as a candidate.
At about 21:54 UT it passes at 82 degrees elevation.

I didn't observe it lately, so I don't know its flashpattern.

Greetings
Leo Barhorst

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