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Re: (meteorobs)MILITARY Tri-satellite formation...

There is a set of military satellites that fly in formation.  I can't remember
their name(s)  but I remember reading about them in a science magazine a few
days after my sons and I saw them one summer night a couple years ago.   We saw
three satellites moving in a triangle formation.  These satellites are unusual
in that they were heading from west to east.  I think that their position
relative to each other can be adjusted but I don't know for sure.  Does anyone
out there know more about these ?

(Also two satellites can be seen together sometimes when a docking is about to
occur, such as the shuttle approaching the hubble etc.)
Martin Galea De Giovanni wrote:

> I have experienced such a phenomenon some years ago but it was clearly 3
> satellites.
>
> This was witnessed by a handful of other observers from the same site in
> Malta. I also remember watching another 3 in "Formation" but this time they
> were in a row so I guess it was three new satellites that had just been put
> in orbit.This was more recent but both were quite bright.
>
> Martin
>
> At 22:21 14/01/2000 , you wrote:
> >Patti et al -
> >
> >You wrote:
> > >While viewing the meteor showers this past August 11 & 12,
> > >my husband and I both observed three points of light in an
> > >elongated triangle moving quite fast across the western
> > >sky.
> >
> >Yes.  Many people saw this several years back at Canada's largest amateur
> >astronomical convention, Starfest.  It amazed and confused everybody.  None
> >of us had <ever> seen lights in a triangle formation!!
> >
> >It's a triad of satellites, don't know the names.  I heard later that the
> >triad we saw was a military venture.
> >
> >Dave English wrote:
> > >There's a group of satellites that are in a triangle and cause concern
> > >and reports from time to time, NOSS 6 is one and a US spy satellite if I
> > >recall corectly.
> >
> >As Dave mentioned, I expect some of the satellite web sites would have more
> >info!
> >
> >But no, it wasn't ducks, and it sure wasn't Canada geese! ;>  It was really
> >neat to see though!!
> >
> >- Cathy Hall
> >   Ottawa, Canada
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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