Re: Unusual satellites

From: Russell Eberst (eberst@blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: Sat Sep 13 2003 - 17:16:05 EDT

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    At 21:14 13/09/03 +0100, George wrote:
    >At approx 20:56 to 20:57 local time (19:56 to 19:57 UT) I noticed a
    >bright flash which I took to be an aircraft light, further observation
    >showed what appeared to be a very faint satellite (mag 4 to 5) this was
    >closely followed by an almost invisible companion which appeared to be
    >tumbling erratically and giving bright occasional flashes every 5 or 6
    >seconds. The objects were travelling from south to north and were
    >maybe 80 deg above horizon passing close through cygnus and
    >towards cassiopaiae. I checked for coresponding sats and can find
    >nothing to match this sighting, any
    >comments?http://www.amos39.f9.co.uk
    >station 2453
    >53 deg 23 min 49secs N
    >2 deg 4 min 57 secs W
    
    Probably Iridiums 98-66E and 97-30A, the latter being the one that flashed.
    It's always useful to include a date on this type of report.
    
    
    
    Best wishes,
    Russell  Eberst
    55.9486N,   3.1383W,  150 feet = 46 metres above MSL
    
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