Re: Topex tumbling observation?

From: Bjoern Gimle@GlocalNet (Gimle@GlocalNet)
Date: Tue May 04 2010 - 16:24:16 UTC

  • Next message: Ralf Vandebergh: "Re: Topex tumbling observation?"

    See my message http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Apr-2010/0208.html
    My identification was given in a message Apr.25, I received it back from satobs, but it 
    doesn't seem to hav made it to the archives!
    
    >...At 22:31:14 I saw three bright flashes, matching the characteristics
    > of my Apr.19 obs (but fainter)
    > The first one was above Polaris, the last one to the right,
    > so it was most certainly NB. On Apr..19 the closest match
    > was Topex/poseidon, last night a very unlikely Cosmos rocket.
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Ralf Vandebergh" <ralf.vandebergh@home.nl>
    To: <seesat-l@satobs.org>
    Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 5:08 PM
    Subject: Topex tumbling observation?
    
    
    > Hi all,
    >
    > I observed on April 21 a high satellite with unregular tumbling
    > (7x50 bino) it moved SW-NE in direction of Alkaid (Eta)Ursae Majoris.
    > Listed up to mag 6 with this direction and that time was only
    > oceanograhic sat Topex from 1992. I'm aware that it stopped functioning
    > in 2006. Is there any data available to witness its tumbling?
    >
    > thanks,
    > Ralf
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