Observation by Peter Meadows: Bright Flashing Geostationary Satellite

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Peter Meadows

Observer

Peter Meadows

Observed

2022 Feb 22 - 22:00

Uploaded

2022 Feb 27 - 10:11

Objects

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h58^m
Dec: +12°54'
Position angle: +24°20'

Field size

50° × 29°

Equipment

RMS Camera + 6mm Lens + PI4

Location

Galleywood, Essex

Target name

Superbird B1 Satellite

Title

Bright Flashing Geostationary Satellite

About this image

On the night of 22/23 Feb a bright geostationary satellite was seen for 6 hours from 18:50 to 00:49 UT. The image at 22:00 UT shows the satellite near Betelgeuse (in the red circle) at about mag 2. The satellite has been identified as Superbird B1 1992-010A in a 36,063 x 36,198 km, 13.8° inclination orbit. See this forum post for more details.

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