Re: ID help

From: Patrick Schmeer (pasc1312-seesat@yahoo.de)
Date: Thu Oct 21 2010 - 20:07:27 UTC

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    Al,
     
    How accurate is the time? And at what approximate
    altitude was your object? The azimuth should have
    been 168 deg.
     
    My best guess is ETS 6 = Kiku-6 (1994-056A / 23230).
    The distance to you was 13500 km.
     
    Regards,
    Patrick
    
    --- Allenback, Al <Al.Allenback@mail.house.gov> wrote:
    
    > Observed following while watching
    > Orionids this morning, but can't find match:
    > 
    > Flashing (6 second interval)  4.0 mag  pin point
    > object
    > 
    > Location:  32.3670N   086.300W 
    > (Montgomery, Alabama, USA)
    > 
    > Time:  Approximately 0850GMT  (0350 CDT)
    > 
    > Track:  SW-E, passed directly below Bellatrix (Gamma
    > Orionis); approx 64 deg elev; approx 180 deg (S) AZ; very
    > slow moving
    > 
    > Best guess:  Atlas 3B Centaur
    > R/B   USSPACECOM  28118 or 28538, but
    > these don't fit time and track slightly different
    > 
    > Thank you!
    > Al
    
    
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