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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!uwm.edu!ogicse!henson!grege
  2. From: grege@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Gregory M Ellis)
  3. Newsgroups: sci.space
  4. Subject: Satellites in polar orbits - which/how many
  5. Message-ID: <1992Aug20.191642.21620@henson.cc.wwu.edu>
  6. Date: 20 Aug 92 19:16:42 GMT
  7. Article-I.D.: henson.1992Aug20.191642.21620
  8. Organization: Western Washington University
  9. Lines: 4
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  11. On a recent camping trip in the North Cascades we observed what appeared to
  12. be several satellites (approx. 8 in an hour) moving in a south-to-north
  13. polar orbit and all on roughly he same track.  They appeared to be way too
  14. high for aircraft.  What were they?  
  15.