Re: OAO 2 Breaking up?

Ted Molczan wrote:
 
> "William R. Thompson" wrote:
> > I just watched OAO 2 (68110-A) make a pass.  It was trailed by an
> > object about one magnitude dimmer; neither satellite appeared to be
> > tumbling.  I watched them through binoculars for over a minute and
> > they maintained the same separation (about three degrees) throughout
> > this time.
 
> OAO 1's upper stage is nearly coplanar with OAO 2, and was trailing by about
> 5 s in time, which could have translated to 3 deg, depending on their range
> from you:

Thank you for the detective work!  I checked H-A, and the OAO 1 Agena is
a perfect match for what I saw.

--Bill Thompson