(meteorobs) The plot thickens even more! (strange event = Progress)

[Marco Langbroek]

Marco Langbroek wrote:
> 
> Okay Javor!
> 
> I am beginning to believe this was a re-entry after all, of material 
> connected
> to the Progress M-56 launch to ISS that same day at 16:03 UTC from 
> Baykonur.

In fact, I now find it can have been Progress itself (not decaying but going 
up!) and is detached motor!

The closest in time orbit set available for Progress M-56 gives a visible pass 
quite along the video trajectory, less than a minute later. As the orbit of a 
just launched object evolves fast, I feel the time difference can be negleced here.

The dataset I used to check with known objects earlier did no contain Progress 
yet as it was from before the launch... :-/

Progress and its detached motor were still very close by each other at that 
time. These could therefore explain 2 of the 3 trails visible.

- Marco  :-)

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Dutch Meteor Society (DMS)

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