If I recall correctly thats a Centaur. OAO 1...I recall when it first launched I grabbed its telem for the short time it operated (the battery probably exploded). Robert Oler WB5MZO Houston TX >From: Larry Brash <lbrash@ozemail.com.au> >Reply-To: lbrash@ozemail.com.au >To: SeeSat-L List <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> >Subject: Re: Bright pass by 02144 OAO 1 r >Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 17:25:48 +1100 > >Mark Hanning-Lee wrote: > > > > On 12/27 17:39 PST = 12/28 1:39 UTC, I saw a good pass > > by 02144 OAO 1 r. > > > > As it passed near Aries, descending in the E sky, it > > was about as bright as beta Ari mag 2.6. > > Predicted mag 5.1. > > Just a heads-up in case it flares for others as well. > >I saw this one unexpectedly on 27-Sep-2002. It wasn't on the HA's list >of predicted sats (up to 4.5 mag). It was between 3.2 and 3.5 magnitude. > >-- >Larry Brash > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >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 _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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