Spacecraft tracking hobbyists are now following the X-37B US military spaceplane, which was recently launched onto an undisclosed orbit:
For more about seeing and tracking spacecraft of all sorts, see the HobbySpace Satellite Observing section.
Astrophotographer Thierry Legault posted a video of his observations of three Chinese “Yaogan” satellites flying in formation : Watch Formation-Flying Chinese ‘Yaogan’ Satellites Slip Silently Through the Stars – Universe Today –
I recently pointed to the imaging by Ralf Vandebergh of a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage as it passed over Belgium. Here is a video made by astrophotographer whiz Thierry Legault of a SpaceX Dragon from the same launch back in April as it passed over Paris (link via Dick Stafford) –
Ace astrophotographer Ralf Vandebergh captured images of the SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage as it passed over Belgium last April using a modest sized telescope. The Dragon had separated from the upper stage and gone on to deliver cargo to the ISS: A Rocket Engine Seen from the Ground – SpaceSafetyMagazine.com
On Friday at Cape Canaveral, SpaceX launched a Dragon spacecraft on a cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. With a modest amateur telescope, astrophotographer Thierry Legault in Paris imaged the shape of the Dragon, including its two solar panels, as it passed over Paris:
(Check out Legault’s other amazing images of spacecraft in orbit. )
Ralf Vandbergh in Belgium could also make out the shape of the Falcon 9 second stage: Dragonlaunch_20140418.jpg (1076×601)
Find more about spacecraft watching in the HobbySpace Satellite Observing section.