In the last few minutes I have observed what I think are the two objects from today's Iranian satellite launch. Object #33506 = 09-004A = the Omid satellite was spotted passing the star Mu Andromedae at 18:39:30 UTC when its predicted slant distance was ~330km and altitude 60 deg. Its magnitude was varying regularly between about 5 and fainter than 7 in an approximate period of 1 second. Sorry I didn't get an accurate position or period measurement. Object #33507 = 09-004B = the Safir-2 rocket (with the more eccentric orbit) passed close to Beta Andromedae at 18:49:50 UTC at a slant range of ~370km and also near a 60 deg altitude. It appeared more steady in brightness near mag 4.5, but did brighten to perhaps 3 briefly. Again. No accurate position obtained. Alan -- Alan Pickup / Edinburgh / Scotland / COSPAR 2707: 55.8968N 3.1989W +208m (WGS84 datum) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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