Gemini 7 Technical Debriefing, 1965

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was reflecting off our adapter, and they were in a position
so that the sun was not reflecting off their adapter. It
is a strange phenomenon, but it is entirely dependent upon
the sun.
Once we acquired Spacecraft 6, it certainly was
no problem of maintaining a visual on it. It was no
different than it is on the ground in the daytime.
Lovell
I agree.
Borman
We sighted two satellites. We saw the Minuteman reentry
at exactly the right time and exactly the right place.
It looked l i ke a meteorite.
Lovell
Very brilliant. It broke up toward the end.
Borman
Very brilli ant, it broke up toward the end, and there were
several different pieces flying around.
I was surprised at
the speed at which it went in.
I was also surprised at the
control authority required to track it. We did get on it
though before it broke up and went out.
I hope they got
good data on it.
Lovell
We saw, what we think, were two satellites moving.
Borman
Yes, we took IR readings on one of them. It was a de£inite
satellite in a polar orbit.
We took photographs of two
satellites in the polar orbits.
One of them was below us,
crossing from left to right, and the other one wa.s above
us, crossing left to right.
We picked them up first in the
handle of the