Triple Unknowns
finn@main.jetnet.ab.ca
Sat, 20 Feb 1999 20:45:45 -0700 (MST)
I had 3 unknowns that arrived with 10 minutes of each other. I tried to ID
them with my sources but no luck except for number 3, but i'm not sure about
that one. Here are the stats:
Unk #1
Time : 02:04:52 21 Feb UTC
Elev : 25-30 degrees
Azim : 065 degrees
Track: 360 to 110 degrees approx
Mag : 3.9
Unk #2
Time : 02:14:00 21 Feb UTC
Elev : 40-45 degrees
Azim : 100 degrees
Track: 350 to 120 degrees approx
Mag : 3.9
Unk #3
Time : 02:18:15 21 Feb UTC
Elev : 35-40 degrees
Azim : 135 degrees
Track: 180 to 50 degrees approx
Mag : 2
For #3 Orbcomm 2 # 23546 closely matches the parameters but it's size is
only 0.5m by 1.0m and it has a standard magnitude of 9.0. Yet the object i
saw was highly visible and i was able to track it for some time.
Thanks for any help.
Jari
54.25N
110.11W
556m