Sounds reasonable. The trouble is why would it appear to be jumping about unless it was rotating and had something nearby that was attached which also rotated and caught the rays from the sun.
At that latitude the sun probably would have reflected off of any object but thought this seemed to jump about it stayed “relatively” in the same position over 15 minutes.
A satellite (most satellites) that do move, move MUCH faster than that and I have never heard of one that rotates in orbit. (if that was what it was doing???????)
Thanks. A good level headed possible explanation.
It could be a subjective appearance. This is easy to say, and never satisfying, but I think it is often the case. Even in mundane situations you can be caught where you misinterpret something as a bizarre object, then quickly realize what it really is and have a little laugh over it.
My thought in this case is that if it were moving slowly enough, and if this was indeed what you saw, it could appear to jump ahead as its position changed. Not particularly convincing, I know, but things like this do happen.
Also, this satellite was in view for only about 5 minutes. If it’s a candidate at all would depend on the timing, of course. I’ll just add that if I run my Starry Night at 300X real time at any location and time, it shows satellites jumping around like popcorn.