Satellite Observations for September, 2018
09/20/2018
Topex Rocket
CZ-4B R/B
Aureole 3
Meteor PRIRODA
PSLV R/B
IDEFIX/ARIANE 42P
OAO 3 Rocket
Evening Events
Cosmos 1544 Rocket
Spot 3 Rocket
Cosmos 1486 Rocket
Cosmos 1697 Rocket
Cosmos 1378
Cosmos 2487
Cosmos 1544
Cosmos 1315 Rocket
In-Cosmos 22
USA 267
Iridium 5
NOAA 11
Meteor 1-24 Rocket
Meteor 2-18 Rocket
Cosmos 2360
International Space Station
EO 1 Del DPAF
Cosmos 1939 Rocket
SL-24 R/B - RUBIN 2
Cosmos 1825 Rocket
Cosmos 773
USA 234
09/25/2018
Cosmos 2322 Rocket
CZ-2D R/B
USA 229 (same field of view as USA 229 DEB)
USA 229 DEB (same field of view as USA 229)
Cosmos 1606 Rocket
Cosmos 1939 Rocket
Cosmos 1726 Rocket
09/28/2018
Cosmos 2322 Rocket
SL-16 R/B
Cosmos 1602 Rocket
Cosmos 1606 Rocket
FREGAT/IRIS
Cosmos 2228
Cosmos 332 Rocket
Cosmos 1777 Rocket
USA 229 & USA 229 DEB (same field of view near Polaris)
NOSS 3-1 (A)
Cosmos 1758 Rocket
NOSS 3-1 (C)
HJ-1C
Cosmos 1939 Rocket
Cosmos 2237
SPOT 3 Rocket
Meteor 2-11 Rocket
Cosmos 2360 Rocket
Gbstr 26 Del Rocket
Meteor 1-21 Rocket
09/29/2018
USA 267
09/30/2018
DMSP B5D1-3 (flared near Lyra)
Meteor 2-20 Rocket
Cosmos 2058 Rocket
Cosmos 1461
Envisat (flashing)
MOS 1
Cosmos 985 Rocket
Cosmos 1470
Cosmos 1674
Cosmos 2237
Cosmos 2360
Cosmos 971 Rocket
Cosmos 1606 Rocket
DELTA 2 R/B (1)
YAOGAN 6 (still flashing)
Cosmos 2180 Rocket
Cosmos 2228
NOSS 3-1 (A)
Cosmos 2333
Cosmos 1570 Rocket
Cosmos 2219 Rocket
Meteor 1-21 Rocket
Gbstr 26 Del rocket
KORONAS-FOTON
Cosmos 1238
Cosmos 2428
Lacrosse 5
Cosmos 2219
Cosmos 2333 Rocket
1 unidentified: Possibly rose Northwest @ 300° - 315°, traveling
west to east, set somewhere near 30° - 45° Northeast, observed
approximately 10° below Polaris.
*155 total views for the month of September, 2018
Topex Rocket
CZ-4B R/B
Aureole 3
Meteor PRIRODA
PSLV R/B
IDEFIX/ARIANE 42P
OAO 3 Rocket
Evening Events
Cosmos 1544 Rocket
Spot 3 Rocket
Cosmos 1486 Rocket
Cosmos 1697 Rocket
Cosmos 1378
Cosmos 2487
Cosmos 1544
Cosmos 1315 Rocket
In-Cosmos 22
USA 267
Iridium 5
NOAA 11
Meteor 1-24 Rocket
Meteor 2-18 Rocket
Cosmos 2360
International Space Station
EO 1 Del DPAF
Cosmos 1939 Rocket
SL-24 R/B - RUBIN 2
Cosmos 1825 Rocket
Cosmos 773
USA 234
09/25/2018
Cosmos 2322 Rocket
CZ-2D R/B
USA 229 (same field of view as USA 229 DEB)
USA 229 DEB (same field of view as USA 229)
Cosmos 1606 Rocket
Cosmos 1939 Rocket
Cosmos 1726 Rocket
09/28/2018
Cosmos 2322 Rocket
SL-16 R/B
Cosmos 1602 Rocket
Cosmos 1606 Rocket
FREGAT/IRIS
Cosmos 2228
Cosmos 332 Rocket
Cosmos 1777 Rocket
USA 229 & USA 229 DEB (same field of view near Polaris)
NOSS 3-1 (A)
Cosmos 1758 Rocket
NOSS 3-1 (C)
HJ-1C
Cosmos 1939 Rocket
Cosmos 2237
SPOT 3 Rocket
Meteor 2-11 Rocket
Cosmos 2360 Rocket
Gbstr 26 Del Rocket
Meteor 1-21 Rocket
09/29/2018
USA 267
09/30/2018
DMSP B5D1-3 (flared near Lyra)
Meteor 2-20 Rocket
Cosmos 2058 Rocket
Cosmos 1461
Envisat (flashing)
MOS 1
Cosmos 985 Rocket
Cosmos 1470
Cosmos 1674
Cosmos 2237
Cosmos 2360
Cosmos 971 Rocket
Cosmos 1606 Rocket
DELTA 2 R/B (1)
YAOGAN 6 (still flashing)
Cosmos 2180 Rocket
Cosmos 2228
NOSS 3-1 (A)
Cosmos 2333
Cosmos 1570 Rocket
Cosmos 2219 Rocket
Meteor 1-21 Rocket
Gbstr 26 Del rocket
KORONAS-FOTON
Cosmos 1238
Cosmos 2428
Lacrosse 5
Cosmos 2219
Cosmos 2333 Rocket
1 unidentified: Possibly rose Northwest @ 300° - 315°, traveling
west to east, set somewhere near 30° - 45° Northeast, observed
approximately 10° below Polaris.
*155 total views for the month of September, 2018
09/05/2018
Tiangong 2
Envisat (flared 3 times about 20 seconds apart)
NOSS 2-1 (D)
NOSS 2-1 (C)
Cosmos 1656 Rocket
Cosmos 1300 Rocket
Cosmos 1536 Rocket
Cosmos 1066 Rocket
Cosmos 1375 Rocket
Landsat 4
EO 1 Del DPAF
Cosmos 1452 Rocket
Cosmos 1140 Rocket (criss crossed with NOSS 3-2 (A)
NOSS 3-2 (A) (criss crossed with Cosmos 1140 Rocket)
Resurs 1-3
Geosat
YAOGAN 6 (still tumbling)
Meteor 2-18
Aloutte 2 Rocket
Cosmos 521 Rocket
Resurs 01 Rocket
USA 186 (flared)
Cosmos 1420 Rocket
EO 1 Delta Rocket
Okean 1-7 Rocket
CZ-4C R/B
1 unidentified: rose near 340° - 345° north heading
south, -2.0 - -2.5 magnitude, passed between
Hercules & Vega @ 00:37 UTC
09/06/2018
USA 234
Cosmos 614 Rocket
SJ-11-01
CENTAUR R/B
Meteor 1-12 Rocket
Tiangong 2
Cosmos 1939 Rocket
Resurs 1-3
Cosmos 1741 Rocket
NOSS 3-3 (A) (same field of view as NOSS 3-3 (C)
NOSS 3-3 (C) (same field of view as NOSS 3-3 (A)
GP-B
Cosmos 1850 Rocket
Thor Agena Rocket
Meteor 1-24
SL-19 R/B
Resurs 01 Rocket
Cosmos 1455 Rocket
Lacrosse 5
ARGOS
MetOp-BH-2A R/B
09/07/2018
Lacrosse 5
09/08/2018
Lacrosse 5
Okean O Rocket
09/10/2018
Cosmos 1741 Rocket
Envisat
Cosmos 1892
Cloud cover prevented further observations
09/19/2018
Envisat
Cosmos 1602 Rocket
SJ-6B
Cosmos 2344
In-Cosmos 22
Meteor 1-24 Rocket (near same field of view as Cosmos
968 Rocket)
Cosmos 968 Rocket (near same field of view as Meteor 1-
24 Rocket)
Cosmos 1544
Cosmos 1939 Rocket
Cosmos 2487
EO 1 Del DPAF (criss crossed with Cosmos 1275 Rocket)
Cosmos 1275 Rocket (criss crossed with EO 1 Del DPAF)
Meteor 2-20
Tiangong 2
Envisat (flared 3 times about 20 seconds apart)
NOSS 2-1 (D)
NOSS 2-1 (C)
Cosmos 1656 Rocket
Cosmos 1300 Rocket
Cosmos 1536 Rocket
Cosmos 1066 Rocket
Cosmos 1375 Rocket
Landsat 4
EO 1 Del DPAF
Cosmos 1452 Rocket
Cosmos 1140 Rocket (criss crossed with NOSS 3-2 (A)
NOSS 3-2 (A) (criss crossed with Cosmos 1140 Rocket)
Resurs 1-3
Geosat
YAOGAN 6 (still tumbling)
Meteor 2-18
Aloutte 2 Rocket
Cosmos 521 Rocket
Resurs 01 Rocket
USA 186 (flared)
Cosmos 1420 Rocket
EO 1 Delta Rocket
Okean 1-7 Rocket
CZ-4C R/B
1 unidentified: rose near 340° - 345° north heading
south, -2.0 - -2.5 magnitude, passed between
Hercules & Vega @ 00:37 UTC
09/06/2018
USA 234
Cosmos 614 Rocket
SJ-11-01
CENTAUR R/B
Meteor 1-12 Rocket
Tiangong 2
Cosmos 1939 Rocket
Resurs 1-3
Cosmos 1741 Rocket
NOSS 3-3 (A) (same field of view as NOSS 3-3 (C)
NOSS 3-3 (C) (same field of view as NOSS 3-3 (A)
GP-B
Cosmos 1850 Rocket
Thor Agena Rocket
Meteor 1-24
SL-19 R/B
Resurs 01 Rocket
Cosmos 1455 Rocket
Lacrosse 5
ARGOS
MetOp-BH-2A R/B
09/07/2018
Lacrosse 5
09/08/2018
Lacrosse 5
Okean O Rocket
09/10/2018
Cosmos 1741 Rocket
Envisat
Cosmos 1892
Cloud cover prevented further observations
09/19/2018
Envisat
Cosmos 1602 Rocket
SJ-6B
Cosmos 2344
In-Cosmos 22
Meteor 1-24 Rocket (near same field of view as Cosmos
968 Rocket)
Cosmos 968 Rocket (near same field of view as Meteor 1-
24 Rocket)
Cosmos 1544
Cosmos 1939 Rocket
Cosmos 2487
EO 1 Del DPAF (criss crossed with Cosmos 1275 Rocket)
Cosmos 1275 Rocket (criss crossed with EO 1 Del DPAF)
Meteor 2-20