SPACEWARN Bulletin Number 490


C. Spacecraft Particularly Suited for International Participation: Category I


Miscellaneous Items. (This section contains information/data that are entered on occasion and may not be repeated in each issue of the SPACEWARN Bulletin.)

The List of Bright Objects

Objects observed 1992-1994 by Walter I. Nissen, Jr., CDP, at latitude 39 N, with assistance from Goddard Space Flight Center, the Smithsonian Institution, and National Capital Astronomers.

This list is complete for objects in orbit as of this date recorded at magnitude 4 or brighter. The magnitude shown is the brightest observed magnitude. When it was clear that a glint was being observed, the brightest observed glint is recorded after the asterisk.

Common names that are pure numbers are all Cosmos series; the letter "r" after the name signifies rocket body.

    NAME         NORAD# INTER  MAG.  GLINT MAG.
                        NAT.ID
ATLAS CENTAUR 2  00694  63- 47A 3       *2
AGENA D          00733  64-  2A 2
ELEKTRON 1       00746  64-  6A 4
AGENA R?         00815  64- 31C 4
  44 r           00877  64- 53B 4
ALOUETTE 2 r     01807  65- 98C 3
 100             01843  65-106A 3
 100 r           01844  65-106B 4 or 5
OAO 1            02142  66- 31A 3 or 4
 158 r           02802  67- 45B 3
 185 r           03019  67-104B 3
 192 r           03048  67-116B 4 or 5
 220 r           03230  68- 40B 3
OAO 2            03597  68-110A 3
OAO 2 r          03598  68-110B 2
METEOR 1- 1      03835  69- 29A 3
 292 r           04071  69- 70B 3
METEOR 1- 2      04119  69- 84A 4 or 5
METEOR 1- 2 r    04120  69- 84B 4
 304 r           04139  69- 91B 4
 332 r           04370  70- 28B 3
MAO 1 r          04392  70- 34B 3
METEOR 1- 4      04393  70- 37A 4       *1
M* 1- 4 r        04394  70- 37B 3
 371 r           04579  70- 83B 4
METEOR 1- 6      04583  70- 85A 4
 372 r           04589  70- 86B 3
 385 r           04800  70-108B 4
 389             04813  70-113A 3
 389 r           04814  70-113B 2.9
METEOR 1- 7      04849  71-  3A 2
METEOR 1- 7 r    04850  71-  3B 3.3
 405 r           05118  71- 28B 3
METEOR 1- 8 r    05143  71- 31B 3
 407 r           05175  71- 35B 4
 426 r           05282  71- 52B 3 or 4
METEOR 1- 9 r    05328  71- 59B 3.8
ASTEX            05560  71- 89A 3
 465 r           05685  71-111B 4 or 5
 476 r           05853  72- 11B 1.5
 482 E           06073  72- 23E 4 or 5
 494 r           06061  72- 43B 4
OAO 3(COPERNICUS)06153  72- 65A 4
OAO 3 r          06155  72- 65B 2
 521 r           06207  72- 74B 4 or 5
RADSAT           06212  72- 76A 2.9
DMSP 1-3         06275  72- 89A 2 or 3
 614 r           06966  73- 98B 3
AUREOLE 2 r      07004  73-107B 2
 660 r           07338  74- 44B 4
 673 r           07418  74- 66B 3
LANDSAT 2        07615  75-  4A 4.5
 744 r           07969  75- 56B 4
 773 r           08343  75- 94A 4
METEOR 1-23      08519  75-124A 4
 789 r           08597  76-  5B 4 or 5
UME 1            08709  76- 19A 4
 807 r           08745  76- 22B 1.4
 808 r           08755  76- 24B 3
 823 r           08874  76- 51B 4 or 5
 836 r           08924  76- 61B 4 or 5
 841 r           09023  76- 69B 4 or 5
METEOR 2- 2      09661  77-  2A 2.9
 895 r           09854  77- 15B 3.5
METEOR 1-27 r    09904  77- 24B 4 or 5
 921 r           10096  77- 55B 3
METEOR 1-28 r    10114  77- 57B 3 or 4
 923 r           10121  77- 59B 3 or 4
 925 r           10135  77- 61B 3
 955             10362  77- 91A 3 or 4
 955 r           10363  77- 91B 4
 968 r           10521  77-119B 3
 975             10561  78-  4A 3
 975 r           10582  78-  4B 4
 985             10599  78-  7A 4 or 5
1005 r           10861  78- 45B 2 or 3
1023 r           10962  78- 63B 3 or 4
SEASAT 1         10967  78- 64A 2       *0
1025             10973  78- 67A 4 or 5
1025 r           10974  78- 67B 3
TIROS N          11060  78- 96A 4 or 5  *2
1063             11155  78-117A 2
1063 r           11156  78-117B 3
METEOR 1-29 r    11252  79-  5B 3
1076             11266  79- 11A 3
1077             11268  79- 12A 4
1077 r           11269  79- 12B 4
INTERCOSMOS 19   11285  79- 20A 4 or 3
INTERCOSMOS 19 r 11286  79- 20B 3
1092             11326  79- 30A 4 or 5
1092 r           11327  79- 30B 4
1093 r           11332  79- 32B 2
1110 r           11427  79- 60B 3
1116 r           11458  79- 67B 4
1125 r           11511  79- 78B 4.0
1140 r           11574  79- 89B 4
1143 r           11601  79- 93B 3
1145             11629  79- 99A 1 or 2
1145 r           11630  79- 99B 2
1151             11671  80-  5A 3
1151 r           11672  80-  5B 3
1154             11682  80-  8A 3
1154 r           11683  80-  8B 2 or 3
1184             11821  80- 44A 3
1184 r           11822  80- 44B 3
METEOR 1-30 r    11849  80- 51B 4
1190 r           11870  80- 56B 3
1206 r           11933  80- 69B 3
1220             12054  80- 89A 0
1222             12071  80- 93A 3 or 4
1222 r           12072  80- 93B 3
1238 r           12139  81-  3B 3
1242 r           12155  81-  8B 4 or 5
1263 r           12389  81- 33B 3
1269 r           12443  81- 41B 3
1271             12464  81- 46A 4
1271 r           12465  81- 46B 3
NOAA 7           12553  81- 59A 4       *2 or 3
METEOR 1-31 r    12586  81- 65B 4
1300             12785  81- 82A 3
1300 r           12786  81- 82B 3
1302 r           12792  81- 84B 4 or 5
AUREOLE 3 r      12849  81- 94B 2
SME r            12889  81-100C 3.1
1315 r           12904  81-103B 2
1320 r           12983  81-116J 4
1328             12987  81-117A 4
1328 r           12988  81-117B 4
INTELSAT 5-3 r   13007  81-119B 4
1340             13067  82- 13A 3 or 4
1340 r           13068  82- 13B 3 or 4
1356             13153  82- 39A 2 or 3
KH  9-17         13172  82- 41C 3
1371 r           13242  82- 51B 4
1375 r           13260  82- 55B 3 or 4
1378 r           13272  82- 59B 3
1400             13402  82- 79A 4
1400 r           13403  82- 79B 4
1408             13552  82- 92A 3
1428 r           13758  83-  1B 3
1437             13770  83-  3A 4
IRAS             13777  83-  4A 3
IRAS r           13778  83-  4B 4
1441             13818  83- 10A 3 or 4
1441 r           13819  83- 10B 3 or 4
1447 r           13917  83- 21B 3
NOAA 8           13923  83- 22A         *2
1452 r           13992  83- 31B 4
1455             14032  83- 37A 4
1461             14064  83- 44A 3
1464 r           14085  83- 48B 4 or 5
1470             14147  83- 61A 3
1484             14207  83- 75A 3 or 4
1484 r           14208  83- 75B 3
1486 r           14241  83- 79B 4
1500             14372  83- 99A 3
1500 r           14373  83- 99B 3
1503 r           14402  83-103B 3.3
1508 r           14484  83-111B 2
DMSP B5D2-2      14506  83-113A 4 or 5
1515             14551  83-122A 4       *1
1515 r           14552  83-122B 4
1536             14699  84- 13A 3
1536 r           14700  84- 13B 4
1538 r           14760  84- 19B 3 or 4
LANDSAT 5        14780  84- 21A 4
1544             14819  84- 27A 3
1544 r           14820  84- 27B 3
1553 r           14974  84- 46B 4
1574 r           15056  84- 62B 4
1578             15080  84- 68A 3
1602             15331  84-105A 4
1603             15333  84-106A 4
ERBS             15354  84-108B 3 or 4
1606             15369  84-111A 4.5
1606 r           15370  84-111B 4
1610 r           15399  84-118B 4 or 5
KH 11-6          15423  84-122A 0 or 1
1624 r           15483  85-  6B 3
1626             15494  85-  9A 3.5     *2
1626 r           15495  85-  9B 3 or 4
1627 r           15506  85- 11B 3 or 4
1633             15592  85- 20A 2.9
1633 r           15593  85- 20B 3
GEOSAT           15595  85- 21A 3
1655 r           15752  85- 41B 4 or 5
1656             15755  85- 42A 3.5
1656 r2          15772  85- 42D 2 or 3
1666             15889  85- 58A 3
1666 r           15890  85- 58B 3.4
1674             15944  85- 69A 4
1674 r           15945  85- 69B 3 or 4
1680 r           16012  85- 79B 3 or 4
1689 r           16111  85- 90B 2.8
1697 r           16182  85- 97B 2
1703             16262  85-108A         *0 or 1
1703 r           16263  85-108B 4 or 5
1707             16326  85-113A 4 or 5
1707 r           16327  85-113B 4 or 5
1709             16368  85-116A 3 or 4
1726             16495  86-  6A 3
1726 r           16496  86-  6B 4
1727 r           16511  86-  8B 4 or 5
MIR              16609  86- 17A -3
1733             16611  86- 18A 3
1741 r           16682  86- 30B 3
1743 r           16720  86- 34B 4
1758             16791  86- 46A 3 or 4
1758 r           16792  86- 46B 4 or 5
1763 r           16864  86- 52B 4
1766             16881  86- 55A 2.4
1766 r           16882  86- 55B 5
EGP              16908  86- 61A 1
1777 r           16953  86- 70B 4
1782 r           16987  86- 74B 4
1794-1801 r      17146  86- 92J 4 or 5
1805             17191  86- 97A 4
1805 r           17192  86- 97B 4 or 3
1808 r           17240  86-100B 4 or 5
METEOR 2-15 r    17291  87-  1B 4
1812             17295  87-  3A 2.5
1812 r           17296  87-  3B 3 or 2
1814 r           17304  87-  6B 4
1818             17369  87- 11A 2
MOS 1 r          17528  87- 18B 4
1825             17566  87- 24A 3
1833             17589  87- 27A 3 or 4
1833 r           17590  87- 27B 2.5
1842             17911  87- 38A 4
1842 r           17912  87- 38B 3
1844             17973  87- 41A 4
1844 r           17974  87- 41B 2 or 3
1850 r           18096  87- 49B 3 or 4
1862             18152  87- 55A 3 or 4
1867             18187  87- 60A 4 or 5
1869             18214  87- 62A 4
1869 r           18215  87- 62B 4 or 5
METEOR 2-16 r    18313  87- 68B 4
1891 r           18403  87- 87B 4
1892 r           18422  87- 88B 3 or 4
1900             18665  87-101A 4
1908             18748  88-  1A 4 or 5  *3 or 4
1908 r           18749  88-  1B 3
METEOR 2-17 r    18821  88-  5B 4
1933             18958  88- 20A 2       *1
IRS-1A r         18961  88- 21B 4
1937 r           19039  88- 29B 4
1939 r           19046  88- 32B 2
1943 r           19120  88- 39B 1 or 2
1953             19210  88- 50A 3 or 4
1953 r           19211  88- 50B 3.45
1954 r           19257  88- 53B 4
OKEAN 1          19274  88- 56A 4
OKEAN 1 r        19275  88- 56B 4
USA 32           19460  88- 78A 3       *1 or 2
1975             19573  88- 93A 4 or 5  *3
1975 r           19574  88- 93B 2 or 3
KH 11-8          19625  88- 99A 1
1980             19649  88-102A 3
1980 r           19650  88-102B .4
LACROSSE 1       19671  88-106B 1       *0
1985 H           19764  88-113H 3
1992 r           19770  89-  5B 4 or 5  *3 or 4
METEOR 2-18 r    19852  89- 18B 4
2008-15 r        19910  89- 25J 4
2034 r           20150  89- 59B 3
COBE r           20323  89- 89B 4 or 5
GPS 2-05 r       20362  89- 97B 3
2053             20389  89-100A 2 or 3
2053 r           20390  89-100B 3.4
GPS 2-06 r1      20453  90-  8B 4
2058             20465  90- 10A 3
LACE             20496  90- 15A 2
NADEZHDA 2 r     20509  90- 17B 4
OKEAN 2 r        20511  90- 18B 3.8
2061 r           20528  90- 23B 4
2074 r           20578  90- 36B 4
HST              20580  90- 37B 2       *-1 or -2
2082 r           20625  90- 46B 1
ROSAT            20638  90- 49A 3 or 4
NOSS 2-1 C       20691  90- 50C 3
NOSS 2-1 D       20692  90- 50D 3
2084             20663  90- 55A 4
2084 r2          20666  90- 55D 3
2088             20720  90- 66A 3
2096             20765  90- 75A 2
2098 r           20775  90- 78B 2 or 3
FENG YUN1-2      20788  90- 81A 3
2100 r           20805  90- 83B 3
2106             20966  90-104A 3
2106 r           20967  90-104B 3
2112 r           21015  90-111B 4
LACROSSE 2       21147  91- 17A 1       *0
LACROSSE 2 r     21148  91- 17B 0
NADEZHDA 3 r     21153  91- 19B 4       *2
2137             21190  91- 21A 3 or 2
GRO              21225  91- 27B 4
2142 r           21231  91- 29B 3
OKEAN 3          21397  91- 39A 4 or 5
OKEAN 3 r        21398  91- 39B 4
2150 r           21419  91- 41B 4
2151             21422  91- 42A 2
2151 r           21423  91- 42B 3
ERS-1 r          21610  91- 50F 3
2154 r           21667  91- 59B 4 or 5
UARS             21701  91- 63B 1       *-1
2157-62 r        21734  91- 68G 5
NOSS 2-2 C       21799  91- 76C 4
NOSS 2-2 D       21808  91- 76D 4
NOSS 2-2 E       21809  91- 76E 4
2173 r           21797  91- 81B 3
INTERCOSMOS 25   21819  91- 86A 4
JERS 1           21867  92-  7A 4
2184 r           21938  92- 20B 4
USA 81           21949  92- 23A 3       *2
2187-94 r        21984  92- 30J 3
2195 r           22007  92- 36B 3 or 4
TOPEX            22076  92- 52A 4       *3
2208             22080  92- 53A 3 or 4
2208 r           22081  92- 53B 3
LAGEOS 2 r       22196  92- 70D 4
2218 r           22208  92- 73B 4 or 5
2219             22219  92- 76A 3
2219 r           22220  92- 76B 2.5
2221             22236  92- 80A 4
2221 r           22237  92- 80B 2
2226             22282  92- 92A 4 or 5
2227 r           22285  92- 93B 2
2228             22286  92- 94A 4 or 5
2228 r           22287  92- 94B 4
2233             22487  93-  8A 4
2233 r           22488  93-  8B 4
2237             22565  93- 16A 4
2237 r           22566  93- 16B 1 or 2
GPS 2-19 r1      22583  93- 17C 4
2238             22585  93- 18A 1
2239 r           22591  93- 20B 3 or 4
2242             22626  93- 24A 3
2244             22643  93- 29A 1.3
2258             22709  93- 44A 0
2263             22802  93- 59A 3
2263 r           22803  93- 59B 2
2264             22808  93- 60A 1
SPOT 3           22823  93- 61A 4
2265             22875  93- 67A 4
GPS 2-23 r1      22878  93- 68B 4
2267             22904  93- 71A 3 or 4
2278             23087  94- 23A 4
2278 r           23088  94- 23B 2


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