{"id":2502,"date":"2026-10-06T20:14:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T18:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aerospaceresearch.net\/?p=2502"},"modified":"2026-10-06T20:52:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T18:52:44","slug":"observation-request-hypso-1-51053-approaching-re-entry-somewhen-early-november-chasinghypso1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aerospaceresearch.net\/?p=2502","title":{"rendered":"Observation request: HYPSO-1 (51053) approaching re-entry (somewhen early November) – #ChasingHYPSO1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
NOTE:<\/strong> This text was submitted to the SeeSat-L Community<\/a>. It is not exclusively for them, but to start a community observation. Feel free to spread the text to other communities...<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Dear SeeSat-L observers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HYPSO-1 (NORAD 51053) is approaching re-entry, currently predicted for early November 2026. I wanted to ask whether anyone here might be interested in attempting optical observations during its remaining time in orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have been supporting the NTNU team by following HYPSO-1 via RF. Optical observations would be a very valuable complement as the orbit continues to decay, with the goal of improving the orbit and decay determination, and ultimately the re-entry prediction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It would also make for a nice farewell tour for HYPSO-1. And, as a rather ambitious best case, it would be fantastic if someone from this community managed to capture HYPSO-1’s final re-entry \u2014 a last „falling star“ image that could perhaps even find its way into a paper, with due credit to the observer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HYPSO-1 is small in dimension and thus faint in apparent brightness, so I realize this is a challenging target. But if there is a community with the equipment and experience to give it a try, I thought it would be this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Any positional observations or successful detections would be greatly appreciated. Results (as links to observation data) can be shared here on SeeSat-L, posted on your social media and tagged with #ChasingHYPSO1, or sent to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ChasingHYPSO1 @ aerospaceresearch.net (please no full data, just links!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And if you cannot observe HYPSO-1 yourself, it would be very much appreciated if you could spread the word among other satellite observers about #ChasingHYPSO1<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More about HYPSO-1 and the call for observations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n