-----Original Message----- From: Vitek, Antonin <avitek@lib.cas.cz> To: SeeSat-L@satobs.org <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Date: zaterdag 22 september 2001 16:54 Subject: Re: Midas 9 >A comprehensive article about Midas Project with description of >satellites can be found here: > >Missile Defense Alarm : The Genesis of Space-based Infrared Early >Warning / C. Hall. - Quest 7 [1] 5-17 (1999). > Is there a URL available for this document? Or is it available in a different way? >The satellites were >equipped with pair of solar panels connected to the engine compartment >of the Agena. >The program continued further as Midas RTS-1 Series (first one was >1966-051A = SSC 2200 = Ops 1960) with three launches (only the last two >launches were completely successful). > > 1960-006A Midas 2 (decayed 1974-02-07) > 1961-018A Midas 3 > 1961-028A Midas 4 > 1962-010A Midas 5 > 1963-014A Midas 7 > 1963-030A Midas 9 > 1966-051A Midas RTS-1 F-1 (incorrect orbit, decayed >1966-12-03) > 1966-077A Midas RTS-1 F-2 > 1966-089A Midas RTS-1 F-3 With the exception of 1960-006A (too low incliantion) and 1966-051A (lived too short) I have observed all those objects. I now suppose the solar panels sometimes cause a relatively speaking high brightness of those satellites. Normally they are rather hard to find in 7 x 50 binoculairs. Sometimes you see them unintentionally. Until now the maximum brigthness I found for these objects is: 1961-018A: 4 1961-028A: 4 1962-010A: 2 1963-014A: 0 1963-030A: 2 1966-077A: 5 1966-089A: -1 Bram Dorreman, COSPAR 4160 (Achel 1): 51° 16' 45.5" N (51.2793 N), 5° 28' 36.6" E (5.4768 E) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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