[amsat-bb] Re: SpaceX / Falcon 9 Dragon sighting

[Tom Williams]

Solar array covers?

http://nasatech.net/ntF9DRAGON-COTS2-3_PAGE.html

Tom
KJ4EAW

On May 22, 2012, at 2:55 AM, "Armando Mercado" <am25544 at triton.net> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Falcon 9/Dragon was sighted from West Michigan.
> It (they) were about 15 mins behind the ISS.
> There were 4 objects total, 1 object in front was
> of steady brightness approximately 1st magitude.
> This was the Dragon I think.
> 
> The other three were tumbling shinning from 
> 1 to <4 magitude at about one flash per 3
> seconds.  One object would be the booster,
> don't know what the other 2 would be.
> 
> Everything passed about 3 degrees north
> of Altair at 0927UTC.
> 
> Good luck Dragon.