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Tumbling Iridiums
This came up a few weeks ago while I was travelling - so here goes.
Just to confirm which ones show irregular flashes while tumbling, I leafed through my notbook section on Iridium observations. I've seen these flashes from numbers 2, 18, 21, 27, 79, and 85. I think the 21 in my notes is now 921, since its replacement is said to be well-behaved. Numbers 27, 79 and 85 have decayed since these observations. I have found the others listed at http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/tle/iridstat.txt but not recorded flashes, maybe that will give me an excuse to watch for more passes. Bill Keel |
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