Hello John, You would have had Iridium 70, but too early and moving in the wrong direction. Resurs O1-N4 appears to be right. Great detail shot! Peak Elevation End of Track Time Azim Elev Time Azim Elev VMag Cat # Satellite Name -------- ---- ---- -------- ---- ---- ---- ----- -------------- 20:22:34 85ø 81ø 20:24:24 167ø 42ø 4.9 25342 IRIDIUM 70 20:25:29 70ø 68ø 20:27:05 4ø 45ø 4.2 25394 RESURS O1-N4 /Björn PS. I watched your BBC film clip. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Locker" > I was rather distracted by a slow moving satellite rising from the south > and > transiting SSE / NNE. > > It looked to be in an orbit similar in height to Envisat and about 4th > magnitude....however it grew rapidly in brightness > and started to flare to at least mag 1 at an elevation of approx 75 degs ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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