Re: Glonass 7 & 8 observation
JAY RESPLER (jrespler@InJersey.com)
Wed, 17 Sep 1997 23:35:59 -0400 (EDT)
On 17 Sep 1997, ROB MATSON wrote:
> In response to Timo Kinnunen's 8/31 21:08 UTC observation of two high-altitude
> satellites passing near a variable star in Cassiopeia, Rainer Kracht
> identified the satellites as Cosmos 1519 and Cosmos 1520. Rainer's ID is
> correct. Cosmos 1519 is Glonass 7 (#14590, 1983-127A) and Cosmos 1520 is
> Glonass 8 (#14591, 1983-127B). Timo observed them at a range of over 19,600
> km.
>
> The standard magnitude listed for these guys is 4.0, which leads to a
> predicted magnitude of 10.2 -- far brighter than the 14th magnitude that was
> reported. Perhaps these standard magnitudes need to be updated?
I've seen some Glonass at mag 11, giving a QUICKSAT/HIGHFLY Intrinsic
Mag of about 4.3. Occasionally, some don't show as predicted, and I have
seen some slowly vary.
Jay Respler
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