Observation in Portugal

From: Oscar A. Rodriguez / PMEE-SPACE (obaquero@arrakis.es)
Date: Mon Jun 07 2004 - 11:06:33 EDT

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    Hi all,
    
    A friend of mine reported me that at around 22:00 GMT June 1, 2004, one
    object was seen in the sky in North Portugal and several Spanish
    locations. According to the newspapers, the object was leaving a trail
    behind it and the duration of the observation was around 3 minutes. Does
    anybody of you know if there has been reported any reentry?
    
    I have checked out the last OIG Catalog Action Report sent by Mike
    McCants, but the nearest decay took place in May 30 (Shenzhou-5 module).
    
    El Correo de Extremadura newspaper
    (http://www.elperiodicoextremadura.com/noticias/noticia.asp?pkid=115245),
    identifies the observation with an overhead pass of Progress M1-11, but
    according to my data, Progress was at SE of Sidney (Australia) at that
    moment. I have used the following elsets:
    
    PROGRESS-M1 11
    1 28142U 04002A   04148.92850758  .00012935  00000-0  80309-4 0  1057
    2 28142  51.6298  68.8026 0031650 227.8821 132.0010 15.75525867 18743
    
    PROGRESS-M1 11
    1 28142U 04002A   04155.29791667  .00032994  00000-0  20310-3 0  1320
    2 28142  51.6336  36.0034 0032773 252.1355 265.8434 15.76112017 19748
    
    Please correct me if I am wrong. Thank you very much in advance!
    
    Best regards,
    Oscar (Cadiz, Spain)
    
    
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