Re: Sputnik 41

Peter Bennett (striker@zip.com.au)
Sun, 15 Nov 1998 13:55:14 +1100 (EST)

Hello all,

Is there a catalog number for Sputnik 41 ?

I can't seem to get any TLE data on it.

Regards
Peter Bennett


On Sat, 14 Nov 1998, Dale Ireland wrote:

> Bruno
> I recorded all the messages this morning and you can hear them on my web
> page below.
> The onset and termination of the signal indicated the Sputnik41 was about 4
> minutes ahead of MIR so it is probably 6-8 minutes ahead now.
> Has anyone spotted it?
> 
> Dale Ireland
> Astronomy Page http://www.drdale.com
> Comets, Satellites, Eclipses, Photography, Fabrications
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruno Tilgner <Bruno_Tilgner@compuserve.com>
> 
> 
> Although this is strictly speaking off-topic for SEESAT-L I want to
> mention that I have heard Sputnik 41 at 145.815 MHz, amplitude
> modulation, on Sunday 15 November at 00:10 UTC from my location at
> 48.85N 2.2E. I was using the TLEs for Mir and apparently Sputnik 41
> is still in its vicinity.
> 
> The receiver was a SONY ICF-PRO80 with a frequency converter and a
> whip antenna. I could hear the voice message in Russian and in
> French, but not in English, just once. I suppose the satellite is
> tumbling slowly and its antennas have to be in a favorable
> orientation for the observer/listener.
> 
> 
> Bruno Tilgner
> Paris, France
> 
>