Over the past several days, the sub-satellite ejected during the EVA has manoeuvred back to the vicinity of the orbital module. Late on Oct 07 UTC, their range appeared to be within a few hundred metres. The SS is small, but may be observable using large binoculars or a small telescope. Angular separation will vary considerably depending on range to observer, and the object's position relative one another at the time. Probably much less than 0.1 deg. I suspect SS may manoeuvre even closer to the OM over the next day or so. I do not know how long they will remain close. Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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