USA 193

From: John Locker (john@satcom.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Tue Sep 18 2007 - 03:37:19 EDT

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    Very early pass here  0400 GMT , 80 plus degrees elevation
    
    Brighter than expected ( mag 1 ) and faster too !
    
    Image at
    
    http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/USA__193x2.jpg
    
    Mars shown using same set up ( featureless ) for comparison
    
    I think we are seeing the body of the spacecraft , possibly dish antenna , 
    but no sign of arrays.
    
    Did the bird fail as the arrays did not deploy ?
    
    John
    
    
    
    
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