Aren't some of these satellite also launched on Tsiklon-3? pj -----Original Message----- From: Allen Thomson [mailto:thomsona@flash.net] Sent: 29 May 2004 13:51 To: SeeSat-L Subject: Re: new cosmos in orbit > > There is a new cosmos satellite in orbit. > > COSMOS 2407 417 x 405 km > > 1 28350U 04020A 04149.85453704 .00005793 00000-0 10000-3 0 32 > > 2 28350 65.0317 9.0379 0009061 275.5764 268.1028 15.52043362 99 > > Looks like another optical imaging satellite. > It is an EORSAT (electronic ocean reconnaissance satellite), the Russian counterpart to the U.S. NOSS satellites. This might be an interesting opportunity for those with imaging capability. The EORSATs are low and fairly big, so there should be a fair chance of resolving structure. See http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/track/seesat.htm for a picture of one in orbit made from Maui using the speckle-imaging atmospheric compensation technique. Also see http://www.astronautix.com/craft/usp.htm and http://www.russianspaceweb.com/us.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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