[FPSPACE] USA 193

[John Locker]

A clear spell this morning allowed me to see 193 during a 52 degree pass.( 
0647 GMT )
It was much brighter than predicted ( at least one magnitude brighter  , if 
not more )  as it approached , fading rapidly after passing near to Arcturus 
in the SouthWestern sky.

The short animation here shows how the brightness varied over a period of 20 
seconds or so as it approached Arcturus.
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/193anim.gif

Range to satellite was in excess of 350 km

John



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Vick" <cpvick at globalsecurity.org>
To: "'Fpspace'" <fpspace at friends-partners.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 9:30 PM
Subject: [FPSPACE] FW: USA 193


> For what it's worth the following may be of interest to the readers of
> FPSpace
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> See: http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/e-305.htm
>
> And
> http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2008/080128-fia-vick.htm
>
> Now updated with the latest I have available to me
>
> cpv
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