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IMG 8619-8620 - Cosmos 1220 imaged at dusk 2 months before its expected decay - 26 DEC 2013
26 December 2013 - 17h06m07s-11s UT - 2 x 2 sec - IS0 3200 - 200mm at f/2.8 -
Cosmos 1220 (object 1980-89A) was moving from left to right at a little more than 300 km of Height above Earth. Observation was uneasy at only 12° of altitude at dusk in a bright sky.
This 33 year old satellite is due to decay at the end of Feb 2014 according to the current estimations.
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IMG 8619-8620 - Cosmos 1220 imaged at dusk 2 months before its expected decay - 26 DEC 2013
26 December 2013 - 17h06m07s-11s UT - 2 x 2 sec - IS0 3200 - 200mm at f/2.8 -
Cosmos 1220 (object 1980-89A) was moving from left to right at a little more than 300 km of Height above Earth. Observation was uneasy at only 12° of altitude at dusk in a bright sky.
This 33 year old satellite is due to decay at the end of Feb 2014 according to the current estimations.
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Uploaded on December 28, 2013
Taken on December 28, 2013