Re: Westbound Satellite?

>Are there any westbound satellites? 

As several have said, yes.  The one I've seen most recently was 
Ofeq 5 (27434, 02-025A), which is still in orbit.  Its Shavit 
launch vehicle, which has reentered, was a very neat flasher.  
Israel has to launch to the west, over the sea.

Celestis and another satellite launched with it also went from 
east to west.

>Why?  It sure looked like a satellite,
>and it was certainly westbound. I'm in Roseburg, Oregon, 43 7.40, 123 26.78,
>and this was Friday eve. 9:00pdt or 04:00 zulu.

Where was it in the sky and what direction was it moving (i.e., 
rising in the east, going straight down in the west, right-to-left
in the north, etc.)?

Ed Cannon - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Austin, Texas, USA