Re: Flashing Satellite with 80 second period
Mike McCants (mikem@freeside.fc.net)
Tue, 23 Feb 1999 22:47:51 -0600 (CST)
B.Katz wrote:
>Feb 22, 2:35 UT, near gamma Mono, 6:10 RA - 7 Dec. Flashed approx. every
>80 seconds at the same altazimuth. I saw 6 flashes and then went on to other
>observing.
Your Feb 21/22 observation matches the known flasher BS-3A (Yuri 3A).
I timed it a couple of nights ago at about 88 seconds.
43.4000 79.6000 1200. Toronto 2000 14.0 20
*** 99 Feb 21/22 Sun evening/ Mon morning *** Times are UT ***
20771 BS-3A M 3.5 ELDY 7 M2 -1
304 12.1 22486 36 205 2 0 5 28.4 -7.2 23898
311 12.0 22485 37 205 2 30 5 58.0 -7.1 23896
319 11.9 22485 37 205 3 0 6 27.6 -7.0 23894
>Feb 13, 3:00 UT near Mu Ori, 5:30 RA - 7 Dec. Flashed again at 3:19
I cannot match your Feb 11 and 13 observations. Neither BS-3A nor
Gorizonts 14 or 17 were near that spot. I found about 16 objects
in geosync orbit near the location specified for Feb 13.
Mike McCants