Re: Slow Iridium?
cosmos33@ilink.nis.za
Tue, 3 Feb 1998 15:33:50 +2000
Hi.
Well, you probably got the [admin] explanation of the multiple
messages already, so I'll spare you an explanation.
About the Iridium. I used the online GSOC DLR site for the
predictions. I have since used Skymap and Alldat.tle to determine any
other satelite matches. The closest I've come is the cosmos 1447 Rk.
Here are the predictions for the Iridium and cosmos:
98/ 1/30
21:51:30 114deg 38deg
21:52:04 101deg 38deg
21:53:04 80deg 36deg 5.7 13917 Cosmos 1447 Rk
98/ 1/30
21:51:30 151deg 19deg
21:54:31 100deg 36deg
21:54:31 100deg 36deg 6.0 24870 Iridium 17
As you can see the sats crossed almost exactly the same spot, the
only difference being almost 2 minutes. The confusion was due to the
fact that my watch doesn't have a light and I couldn't see the exact
time until after a few minutes later. Also, the cosmos must have
flared otherwise I wouldn't have spotted it.
Cheers
Neil Broers
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