Nice work Tyler. And I was impressed that the reporter used modern units of measure almost entirely. I see they carry IDs 39268, 39269 and 39270. Is that correct? Are those for POPACS-1, POPACS-2 and POPACS-3 respectively? patrick On 23 Oct 2013, at 23:18, Tyler Allred wrote:
Hello All,
I don't know if anyone is interested, but there was a story on the Tribune website about some satellites that Gil Moore recently managed to get launched. They are known as POPACS Spheres, and they are being used to study the effect of solar events on the density of the upper atmosphere. I have been helping to identify and track the objects with my scope, with some much-appreciated help from Patrick.
Take a look at the story here:
<http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57025588-78/popacs-space-orbit-moore.html .csp> http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57025588-78/popacs-space-orbit-moore.html. csp
Links to videos of my tracking software here (these links are also in the story as Exhibits A and B):
http://www.allred-astro.com/misc/20131021_104531.mp4
http://www.allred-astro.com/misc/20131021_105039.mp4
(These are big files - copy address and paste into your browser)
Cheers,
Tyler