Alan Pickup wrote: > 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 > I can confirm Alan's observations, but with precise positions (to follow). Magnitude estimates in reasonably good agreement, despite the presence of the Moon nearby. best wishes Russell ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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