RE: [EXTERNAL] Any active tethered satellites?

From: Young, Brad via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 13:31:25 +0000
Bob King said:
> I have a friend who saw something in the sky last night that sounds like a tethered satellite mission. I used to enjoy watching TiPS with "Ralph" and "Norton." Are there any active tethered satellites today? 

Could this have been TerraSAR-X and Tandem-X? Location and time?

http://satobs.org/seesat/Oct-2017/0103.html

Brad Young Visual:
Bright:20 x 80 Celestron binoculars 
Dim:22" f/4.2 UC Obsession
COSPAR 8336 =TULSA1 +36.139208,-95.983429 660ft, 201m
COSPAR 8335 =TULSA2 +35.8311  -96.1411 1083ft, 330m
Remote Imaging:
7779 32.92 -105.528 7000 Mayhill, New Mexico USA
7778 -31.2733 149.0644 3400 Siding Spring, NSW, Australia
7777 38.165653 -2.326735 5150 Nerpio, Spain
7780 37.07 -119.4 4610 Auberry CA USA
7782 -32.008 -116.135 984 Perth, WA, Australia
Numbers above and methods explained at: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Jan-2015/0074.html



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