Real time tracking for Omid provided here: http://www.n2yo.com/?s=33506 Thanks, Chip N2YO Geoffrey E. Forden wrote: > This is tremendously interesting and important! It probably, if confirmed > with more observations, implies that Iran has developed engines to use > considerably more powerful fuel than SCUD-type missiles they have been using > until now. > Geoff Forden > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ted Molczan [mailto:ssl3molcz@rogers.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 2:39 PM > To: seesat-l@satobs.org > Subject: RE: Iranian objects seen from Edinburggh > > 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. >> > > That is consistent with a roughly 0.5 m object. > > >> 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. >> > > That is consistent with the 5 m x 1.25 m dimensions mentioned by Geoffrey > Forden: > > http://satobs.org/seesat/Feb-2009/0053.html > > Ted Molczan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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