Joe Hurley
Helios 1B Rocket flare part 2
I spied this satellite beginning to brighten, so I did my thing as quick as I could with the camera. It flared up nicely, I would guestimate about a -1 or -2. After I went back indoors I did some research. It turned out to be the rocket for a failed French military photo-reconnaissance satellite. The satellite has since fallen back to Earth, but the rocket that lifted it into orbit remains.
Helios 1B Rocket flare part 2
I spied this satellite beginning to brighten, so I did my thing as quick as I could with the camera. It flared up nicely, I would guestimate about a -1 or -2. After I went back indoors I did some research. It turned out to be the rocket for a failed French military photo-reconnaissance satellite. The satellite has since fallen back to Earth, but the rocket that lifted it into orbit remains.