Hi all, Siegfried (who lurks here but does not like to play) reminded me off list of a satellite I have not observed in some time called the Tether Physics and Survivability Experiment, or TiPS for short. It's basically two satellites (one named Ralph and the other Norton) connected by a 4 km long, 2 mm thick tether. Checking Heavens Above I see there are a number of nice passes coming up starting with one tonight. Here's the link to the passes as seen from SLC: http://www.heavens-above.com/passsummary.asp?lat=40.761&lng=-111.890&alt=0&l... This is not a very bright bird. Binoculars are required. It looks like a skinny straw gliding across the sky. More info about TiPS: http://code8100.nrl.navy.mil/programs/tips.htm http://www.nrl.navy.mil/pao/pressRelease.php?Y=1996&R=68-96r Patrick