Iridium 46 has been tumbling now for quite a while. It exhibits irregular variations but I have been able to get several good video tapes of its behavior in recent weeks. I have only seen one brilliant flash from this vehicle. Paul D. Maley United Space Alliance DO5/Cargo Operations NASA Johnson Space Center Houston TX 77058 USA tel. 281-244-0208; fax: 281-244-1140 email: paul.d.maley1@jsc.nasa.gov latitude 29.6049 north, longitude 95.1086 west, elev 6m > ---------- > From: jeff@satellite.eu.org[SMTP:jeff@satellite.eu.org] > Sent: Monday, August 03, 1998 3:09 PM > To: SeeSat-L@cds.plasma.mpe-garching.mpg.de > Subject: Iridium 46 25105/97082B > > I recently received information from an individual at JPL that > Iridium 46 is tumbling. I went back in the SeeSat-L archives for > July and noted two reports of observed flashing from SV 46. > > I've never seen any other reports anywhere to change the status > in the vso iridium.html page. When I can get access to the page > I will note that Iridium 46 is tumbling and unofficially out of service. > > Jeff Hunt <jeff@satellite.eu.org> > >