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Results from a close pass on 14/05/08. 

  • 2 flares were seen at 21:08:04 and 21:10:04
  • The shapes seen in the resolved images were consistent across many frames
  • As the satellite approaches from 486km to 359km its orientation changes so that the 2 resolved features appear closer together. As far as I could tell this is not simply explained by the changing viewing angle but the satellite must have been spinning in some way

 

 

 

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