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