Re: Triple Bonaza: ISS+Progress and Iridium Flash

From: Ulhas Deshpande (dulhas@eth.net)
Date: Mon Oct 21 2002 - 01:10:32 EDT

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    Heavens Above predicted a track and timings for Progress MI 9 for yesterday
    and there was a sat exactly at the predicted position about 5 deg ahead of
    ISS travelling in the same track. What else could it be?
    Ulhas Deshpande
    Nagpur, Central India
    21 08 30 N,79 03 08 E Alt 247 m
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    Subject: Re: Triple Bonaza: ISS+Progress and Iridium Flash
    
    
    > Progress M1-9 has not undocked from the ISS.
    >
    > On 20 Oct 2002 at 18:58, Ulhas Deshpande wrote:
    >
    > > Hello All
    > > Saw a beutiful double pass of ISS and Progress MI 9 this evening. ISS
    was
    > > very bright and was preceeded about 5 deg by Progress. Although there
    was a
    > > full harvest moon and a thin layering of clouds both ISS and Progress
    were
    > > clearly visible. Progress appeared to twinkle  but ISS was steady. When
    the
    > > pair was about 50 deg up there was a brilliant (-4 as per HA) iridium
    flash.
    > > Beautiful
    > > Ulhas Deshpande
    > > Nagpur, Central India
    > > 21 08 30 N,79 03 08 E Alt 247 m
    > >
    > >
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