SATOBS ML (4353), 19 Dec 2023: PAN, Sicral 2

From: Marco Langbroek via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_lists.seesatmail.org>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:53:19 +0100
35815 09 047A   4353 G 20231219214118767 17 75 0609468-074450 15
35815 09 047A   4353 G 20231219215223229 17 75 0620523-074390 15
35815 09 047A   4353 G 20231219215540982 17 75 0624098-074360 15
40614 15 022B   4353 G 20231219214118767 17 75 0613187-073230 15
40614 15 022B   4353 G 20231219215223229 17 75 0624242-073160 15
40614 15 022B   4353 G 20231219215540982 17 75 0627422-073140 15

EXPRESS-AMU1:
41191 15 082A   4353 G 20231219214118767 17 75 0609386-073190 15
41191 15 082A   4353 G 20231219215223229 17 75 0620444-073140 15
41191 15 082A   4353 G 20231219215540982 17 75 0624024-073120 15

EUTELSAT 36B:
36101 09 065A   4353 G 20231219214118767 17 75 0608444-072540 15
36101 09 065A   4353 G 20231219215540982 17 75 0623079-072440 15

TIBA-1:
44800 19 080A   4353 G 20231219214118767 17 75 0606547-072730 15
44800 19 080A   4353 G 20231219215223229 17 75 0618005-072670 15
44800 19 080A   4353 G 20231219215540982 17 75 0621187-072640 15

RADUGA 1M-3:
39375 13 062A   4353 G 20231219214118767 17 75 0604432-069860 15
39375 13 062A   4353 G 20231219215223229 17 75 0615482-067930 15
39375 13 062A   4353 G 20231219215540982 17 75 0619060-067340 15

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Clouds and a heavy workload conspired against me the past 1.5 months: but
yesterday evening, after a very rainy day, there was a brief period of clear sky.

This allowed me to check-up on PAN/NEMESIS-1 (2009-047A). It has drifted further
westwards and is now near EXPRESS-AMU1 (2015-082A), near 36.2 E.

On Dec 18, an article appeared in the French Press that suggested PAN/NEMESIS-1
had been eavesdropping on the French military comsat Sicral-2 (2015-022B) the
past weeks:

https://www.intelligenceonline.fr/surveillance--interception/2023/12/18/un-satellite-militaire-francais-espionne-par-le-programme-americain-nemesis,110119605-eve

Between the previous observation early November and yesterday, PAN/NEMESIS-1 has
indeed been drifting past Sicral-2, probably passing it late November. But as it
has been drifting since this summer, Sicral-2 need not necessarily have been a
target, especially as it seems that the drift was not halted.

- Marco


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