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USA-160 (26905)

This one is reported to be a U.S. military reconnaissance satellite, possibly a new kind of NOSS triplets. In this 2002/4/6 pass, two objects were visible at magnitude 5, about 1 degree apart, moving in sync together. The following images were captured with a camcorder. The satellites are marked with red arrows.

USA-160 (26905)
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