Re: which one was the flasher?

From: JAY RESPLER (jrespler@superlink.net)
Date: Tue Jun 19 2001 - 23:23:59 PDT

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Robert G Fenske Jr wrote:
>         Last night with binoculars I spotted a pair of flashes near the edge
> of my field of fiew.  These flashes were about 1 second apart and approx. +6
> mag.  Later I saw another pair spaced about the same.  About two minutes
> later I saw a single flash.  Then nothing after that.  Each instance was a
> little west of the previous.  Afterwards I identified two viable candidates:
> Intsat 4-3 (#5709) and Gorizont 3 r/b (#11684).  Both of these are in the
> "graveyard" near-geosynchronous orbit.  My problem is they had nearly
> identical tracks for me so I have no idea which one was the culprit.  I'm
> wondering if anyone else has seen either of these do any kind of flashing.

Saw Intsat 4-3 (#5709) , 2/95, flashing 1 sec pd.
I havent logged 11684 yet.
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