I didn't see 21805, though I did see an Unknown not far form it.. Was not varying.. Saw one of the Brazilsats and it was steady as well. The other one was not seen.. But USA 102 ?? AWESOME.. And I saw AEHF1 *really* bright.. Would have been easy naked eye object.. if I had not been staring at the laptop or TV.. Will post the video.. Derek -----Original Message----- From: seesat-l-bounces+breit_ideas=poyntsource.com@satobs.org [mailto:seesat-l-bounces+breit_ideas=poyntsource.com@satobs.org] On Behalf Of Ed Cannon Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2012 9:31 PM To: post seesat Subject: RE: flaring geoasat seen Kevin replied to Derek: > --- On Sat, 10/13/12, Derek C Breit <breit_ideas@poyntsource.com> wrote: > >> How many geosats are spin stabilized?? > > The only one's left in geo orbit. > > One's we can see. > > Brazilsat B3 ( 25152 ) > Brazilsat B4 ( 26496 ) Derek, from California you should be able to see the DSP that's out over the Pacific. I'm pretty sure that it's 21805, 91-80B, which replaced the one that used to be there. It flashes to +7 here around 4:00 UT and sometimes brightens again to some extent about 30 minutes later. It is spin-stabilized at 6 rpm and has four solar panels and so flashes every 2.5 seconds. On exceptional moonless nights I have been able to see it from BCRC with my 8x42 binoculars, but usually if I can see it at all it takes the 12x60s. Of course positional observations would be welcomed. Ed Cannon - Austin, Texas, USA _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2677 / Virus Database: 2601/5829 - Release Date: 10/13/12 _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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