June 2002 Sightings 126 on 17 nights
Date Time (UTC) Satellite No Satellite Name Mag Comments
01-Jun-2002 07:38:00 1987-041-B Cosmos 1844 Rocket 3.5 Seen passing between Crux and Carina
07:39:55 1994-074-B Resurs 01 Rocket 3.3 Seen passing east of Spica in Virgo
08:16:30 1963-047-A Atlas Centaur 2 4.3 Seen passing Canis Minor
08:39:45 1996-046-C ADEOS Rocket 4.5 Seen passing Alphard in Hydra
08:41:25 2000-006-B Cosmos 2369 Rocket 3.3 Seen passing Mimosa in Crux
08:50:20 1997-051-A SeaSat 1 3.1 Seen approaching Carina
08:54:00 1990-037-B HST 3.2 Seen passing through Leo Minor.
02-Jun-2002 07:50:50 1996-046-C ADEOS Rocket 4.0 Seen passing east of Spica.
08:05:10 1994-074-B Resurs 01 Rocket 2.8 Seen passing near Acrux.
08:11:25 1978-064-A SeaSat 1 3.7 Seen late in its pass, low in the southern sky. Clouds then came in and ended the night's viewing.
04-Jun-2002 08:11:45 1997-064-A Lacrosse 3 2.5 Seen passing though Corvus and then Virgo.
08:12:00 1994-089-A NOAA 14 -2 This was a bonus. I was watching a pass by Lacrosse 3 through Corvus and Virgo, when a flare caught my eye near Hydrus. I thought it was the end of an unexpected iridium flare, but it faded and flared again a few seconds later, then faded and flared again before fading completely. It look very like a tumbling Iridium (I have spotted two before), but could not identify it as an Iridium satellite. SatHunt identified it as NOAA 14.
05-Jun-2002 07:24:00 1990-037-B HST 3.1 Seen passing between Leo and Bootes. Flared for a few seconds to at least Mag -1
07:30:30 1981-008-B Cosmos 1242 Rocket 3.8 Seen passing through Crux.
07:42:50 2000-006-B Cosmos 2369 Rocket 3.4 Seen passing east of Alpha Centauri.
07:48:25 1994-074-B Resurs 01 Rocket 3.0 Seen passing west of Spica in Virgo
07:48:40 1987-027-B Cosmos 1833 Rocket 3.9 Seen passing east of Alpha Centauri.
07:52:00 1999-043-E Gbstr 24 Del rocket 4.3 Seen passing near Hadar in Centaurus.
07:54:50 1986-018-A Cosmos 1733 3.9 Seen passing through Crux.
07:55:00 1981-117-B Cosmos 1328 Rocket 4.2 Seen passing near Hadar in Centaurus
07:57:30 1992-080-A Cosmos 2221 4.1 Seen passing east of Corvus.
08:03:30 1987-055-A Cosmos 1862 4.0 Seen passing east of Spica.
08:07:30 1995-021-B Ariane Rocket 4.2 Seen passing west of Arcturus
08:14:30 1988-001-A Cosmos 1908 3.8 Seen passing through Crux.
08:35:40 1997-064-A Lacrosse 3 4.3 Seen passing west of Regulus in Leo.
08:42:45 1968-110-B OAO 2 Rocket 4.5 Seen passing near Regulus.
08:44:15 1999-022-C Abrixas rocket 4.1 Seen passing near Alphard in Hydra.
09:04:20 1990-037-B HST 2.6 Seen passing near Regulus.
A great night's viewing. Got home early from work, clear sky, no moonlight. A personal best of 16 satellites sighted.
06-Jun-2002 08:16:15 1994-074-B Resurs 01 Rocket 3.0 Seen passing near Regulus.
08:18:00 1978-117-B Cosmos 1063 Rocket 3.0
08:38:15 1988-001-A Cosmos 1908 4.3 Seen passing through Leo
08:40:26 1998-032-B Iridium 72 -1 Flared near Alpha Centauri.
11-Jun-2002 07:53:45 1993-011-B Astro D Rocket 4.3 Seen passing near Regulus in Leo.
08:02:45 1989-089-A COBE 3.5 Seen passing through Crux
08:07:10 1995-021-B Ariane Rocket 4.5 Seen passing near Arcturus in Bootes
08:12:30 1994-074-A Resurs 1-3 4.3 Seen passing through Leo
08:14:15 1997-074-B ETS-7 4.0 Seen passing through Centaurus north of Crux
08:23:00 1983-061-B Cosmos 1470 Rocket 4.5 Seen passing near Spica
08:29:15 1992-093-B Cosmos 2227 Rocket 3.3 Seen passing through Crux, then Spica 2 minutes later.
08:34:10 1968-110-B OAO 2 Rocket 4.3 Seen passing though Centaurus north of Crux
08:37:10 1977-055-B Cosmos 921 Rocket 4.4 Seen passing east of Spica
08:42:45 1984-027-A Cosmos 1544 4.5 Seen passing west of Regulus with binoculars, then sighted again with the naked eye passing through Carina.
08:47:15 1991-063-B UARS 3.5 Seen passing through Carina.
12-Jun-2002 07:39:45 1994-074-B Resurs 01 Rocket 3.3 Seen briefly between clouds passing east of Spica
07:59:30 1989-089-A COBE 3.5 Seen passing through Crux
08:01:40 1997-074-B ETS-7 4.1 Seen passing through Centaurus north of Crux.
08:03:45 1979-011-B Cosmos 1076 Rocket 4.2 Seen passing passing east of Spica.
08:14:45 1992-093-B Cosmos 2227 Rocket 3.3 Seen passing through Crux.
08:26:30 1989-085-B GPS 2-04 Rocket1 4.1 Seen passing north through Leo
08:41:10 1989-097-B GPS 2-05 Rocket1 3.8 Seen passing west to east through Corvus.
08:45:15 1991-063-B UARS 4.2 Seen passing east of Canopus
14-Jun-2002 07:46:17 1992-093-B Cosmos 2227 Rocket 3.4 Seen passing east of Mimosa in Crux
07:48:20 1990-037-B HST 4.3 Seen passing through Leo Minor
07:50:05 1994-074-A Resurs 1-3 4.2 Seen passing through Virgo
07:52:15 1989-089-A COBE 3.5 Seen passing near Alpha Centaurus
07:57:35 1979-020-B Intercosmos 19 Rocket 3.7 Seen passing near Arcturus
07:59:50 1993-011-B Astro D Rocket 3.9 Seen passing north of Spica
08:03:30 1986-097-B Cosmos 1805 Rocket 4.3 Seen passing through Corvus
08:07:55 1986-074-A Cosmos 1782 3.9 Seen passing through Corvus
08:31:10 1994-074-B Resurs 01 Rocket 3.9 Seen passing west of Carina
16-Jun-2002 07:48:05 1994-074-B Resurs 01 Rocket 3.0 Seen passing near Spica
08:01:00 1981-103-B Cosmos 1315 Rocket 4.4 Seen passing east of Arcturus
08:19:30 1988-093-A Cosmos 1975 3.8 Seen passing through Corvus
08:20:15 1995-058-B Cosmos 2322 Rocket 4.2 Seen passing east of Arcturus
08:28:30 1983-010-B Cosmos 1441 Rocket 3.9 Seen passing east of Spica
08:32:35 1995-021-B Ariane Rocket 3.7 Seen passing east of Spica
21-Jun-2002 19:52:00 1972-065-B OAO 3 Rocket 4.0
22-Jun-2002 07:28:45 1989-089-A COBE 4.0 Seen passing west of Arcturus
07:34:15 1988-093-A Cosmos 1975 4.1 Seen passing Miaplacidus in Carina
07:34:30 1981-094-A Aureole 3 4.5 Seen passing near Alpha Centauri
07:40:35 1989-085-B GPS 2-04 Rocket1 3.4 Seen passing through Crux
07:55:25 1994-077-B Cosmos 2297 Rocket 3.5 Seen passing east of Alpha Centauri
07:58:50 1994-074-A Resurs 1-3 4.1 Seen passing near Hadar in Centaurus
08:03:15 1976-022-B Cosmos 807 Rocket 3.5 Seen passing east of Arcturus, passing south to north, as Cosmos 1980 rocket was passing north to south.
08:03:15 1988-102-B Cosmos 1980 Rocket 4.0 Seen passing east of Arcturus, passing north to south , as Cosmos 807 rocket was passing south to north.
08:08:30 1988-039-B Cosmos 1943 Rocket 4.0 Seen passing east of Arcturus
08:12:00 1970-037-B Meteor 1-4 Rocket 4.1 Seen passing through Carina.
08:24:00 1994-066-A Okean 1-7 4.4 Seen passing through Crux
08:26:20 1995-021-B Ariane Rocket 3.9 Seen passing west of Arcturus.
08:27:00 1985-097-B Cosmos 1697 Rocket 3.4 Seen passing through Virgo
08:28:55 1985-042-D Cosmos 1656 Rocket 4.3 Seen passing near Alpha Centauri
08:30:00 1994-066-B Okean 1-7 Rocket 4.4 Seen passing east of Crux
08:31:30 1997-074-A TRMM 1.4 Seen passing from the west passing into shadow in Centaurus.
08:52:30 1981-082-A Cosmos 1300 4.3 Seen passing near Denebola in Leo.
A new record of 17 satellites.
23-Jun-2002 07:25:30 1989-089-A COBE 4.1 Seen passing west of Arcturus
07:35:45 1991-017-A Lacrosse 2 2.6 Seen passing near Alpha Centauri
07:37:30 1997-074-A TRMM 1.5 Seen passing near Antares in Scorpius.
07:40:30 1994-074-B Resurs 01 Rocket 3.3 Seen passing west of Arcturus.
07:40:50 1994-077-B Cosmos 2297 Rocket 3.5 Seen passing east of Alpha Centauri
07:42:15 1993-061-H SPOT 3 Rocket 4.0 Seen passing west of Crux
07:48:00 1988-102-B Cosmos 1980 Rocket 4.1 Seen passing east of Arcturus
07:50:00 1988-039-B Cosmos 1943 Rocket 4.2 Seen passing east of Arcturus
07:52:50 1979-032-B Cosmos 1093 Rocket 3.5 Seen passing very near Miaplacidus in Carina.
08:00:40 1976-022-B Cosmos 807 Rocket 3.3 Seen passing near Alpha Centauri, the near Spica one minute later.
08:06:50 1985-042-D Cosmos 1656 Rocket 4.4 Seen passing west of Spica
08:08:45 1970-037-B Meteor 1-4 Rocket 4.5 Seen passing west of Episilon Carina
08:10:45 1985-097-B Cosmos 1697 Rocket 3.4 Seen passing 10 degrees east of Spica
08:14:40 1980-005-B Cosmos 1151 Rocket 3.9 Seen passing near Gamma Crux
24-Jun-2002 07:54:40 1985-097-B Cosmos 1697 Rocket 3.5 Seen passing between Arcturus and Spica.
08:00:35 1976-022-B Cosmos 807 Rocket 3.5 Seen passing through Corvus
08:04:30 1994-074-B Resurs 01 Rocket 2.8 Seen passing east of Crux
08:18:15 1997-074-A TRMM 1.4 Seen passing near Acrux and then Alpha Centauri
25-Jun-2002 07:57:30 1987-055-B Cosmos 1862 Rocket 4.3 Seen passing west of Arcturus
07:58:55 1976-022-B Cosmos 807 Rocket 3.9 Seen passing east of Carina
08:02:05 1999-022-C Abrixas Rocket 4.1 Seen passing near Gamma Crux
08:03:30 1994-066-B Okean 1-7 Rocket 4.4 Seen passing near Hadar in Centaurus
08:09:00 1983-037-A Cosmos 1455 4.3 Seen passing near Antares in Scorpius
08:14:00 1988-056-A Okean 1 4.2 Seen passing Hadar in Centaurus
28-Jun-2002 07:51:05 1997-074-A TRMM 1.5 seen passing through Centaurus, north of Crux.
08:05:00 1988-039-B Cosmos 1943 Rocket 4.1 Seen passing between Vela and Carina.
08:13:00 1994-074-B Resurs 01 Rocket 3.1 Seen passing west of Crux
08:14:30 2000-047-B Lacrosse 4 Rocket 2.9 Seen passing 8 degrees east of Arcturus.
29-Jun-2002 07:36:05 1985-009-A Cosmos 1626 4.4 Seen passing passing Dshubba in Scorpius.
07:47:20 1988-039-B Cosmos 1943 Rocket 3.9 Seen passing east of Miaplacidus in Carina
08:15:50 1981-033-A Cosmos 1263 3.7 Seen passing east of Miaplacidus in Carina
08:24:55 1998-045-B Cosmos 2360 Rocket 3.3 Seen passing east of Spica
08:26:40 1998-067-A ISS 0.2 Seen and photographed approaching Arcturus.
08:29:30 1981-094-B Aureole 3 Rocket 4.2 Seen passing Denebola in Leo
08:30:10 2000-047-B Lacrosse 4 Rocket 2.1 Seen passing west of Spica in Virgo.
08:32:20 1997-074-A TRMM 2.4 Seen passing south of Leo approaching Arcturus.
08:38:30 1994-074-B Resurs 01 Rocket 4.4 Seen passing east of Canopus in Carina
08:42:40 1998-045-A Cosmos 2360 4.5 Seen passing Muphrid in Bootes
30-Jun-2002 08:30:15 1998-045-A Cosmos 2360 4.5 Seen passing west of Muphrid in Bootes
08:46:30 1995-021-B Ariane Rocket 3.8 Seen passing east of Mimosa in Crux
08:49:15 1986-074-B Cosmos 1782 Rocket 4.2 Seen passing Muphrid in Bootes
09:05:00 1998-067-A ISS 1.8 Seen passing Alphard in Hydra

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