Rainer Kresken wrote: >Tonight at about 20:49:30 GMT, I saw a very bright flare >... estimated the brightness to between -5 and -6 mags. >... the sat was approximately at Ra = 15h Dec = -5d (Libra) >After the flare, the object remained visible at about >4 to 5 mags. The slow motion suggested that it was higher >than an Iridium satellite. Later, it passed close to the >little dipper at Ra 16:30, dec +70 d >My observing site is at 49.8030 N, 8.5980 E I hope I correctly understood the date to be May 16. If so, Resurs O1-N4 may be a good candidate. Its radar cross- section is about 11.7 square meters, and it probably has good-sized solar panels. Its orbital height is about 824 km, while Iridium is about 776 km. Resurs O1-N4 1 25394U 98043A 04135.54053728 .00000036 00000-0 34191-4 0 8051 2 25394 98.5810 209.0581 0000761 191.1033 169.0130 14.24003757303710 Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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