Re: Kosmos 2535/2536/2543 operations

From: Marco Langbroek via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 22:59:45 +0200
Op 19-9-2020 om 22:35 schreef Nico Janssen via Seesat-l:
> 
> To prevent confusion: according to the Russian owners of these satellites
> Kosmos 2536 is object 44424. Kosmos 2537 and 2538 are the objects
> 44422 and 44423. These are passive satellites that do not maneuver.
> 
> Therefore the Satcat at 18 SPCS and at CelesTrak are not correct.
> Jonathan McDowell's GCAT is correct.
> 
> NJ


I tried to image them this evening (85 mm lens) but they are so close together
(only 18 arcseconds according to the ephemerids!) that they look like one,
non-separable object on my video. This one really needs telescopic observations.

- Marco


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