MMS satellites flying in formation
Taken by Dr. Scott Ferguson on March 15, 2015 @
Tampa, Florida
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I tracked the 4 MMS satellites as they climbed from about 28200 km to 54100 km altitude from 5:11 to 8:31 UT today. They are currently all in about the same plane, but ultimately they should assume a tetrahedral shape.
I used an LX200 Classic with Brent Boshart's Satellite Tracker software for active tracking of the satellites. Imaging was performed with an SBIG ST-2000XCM and Orion ST-80 piggybacked on top.
The still image here shows an additional unrelated satellite streaking by on the right. A video time lapse of the satellites' motion is available here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM354i_rYLE
Photographer's website:
http://https://www.youtube.com/user/messierhunter
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