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Old January 12th 08, 12:48 AM posted to sci.astro.satellites.visual-observe,alt.usenet.legends.lester-mosley
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Default NROL-24 Centaur propellant dump may be visible


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NROL-24 is scheduled for launch on 2007 Dec 10 at 22:04 UTC (17:04
EST), from Cape Canaveral, aboard an Atlas V-401 rocket.

Observers located in roughly the eastern half of North America may be
able to see the Centaur upper stage's propellant dump, about 100 min
after launch.


Small world!! That's pretty funny.
sorry i missed it

It should be readily visible to the unaided eye as a
small, slow-moving, luminous cloud.

Probably.



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