Rod Sladen posted: >In late July 2008, Iridium 95 (27375, 2002-005D), up till then a spare >satellite in orbital plane 3, entered the operational constellation, >evidently to replace Iridium 28 (24948, 1997-051E). Currently, Iridium >28 remains close to its nominal position in the constellation, so had >presumably failed on station. I believe that Iridium 28 is still in the "right place" in its constellation and that Iridium 95 is about 15 seconds behind it - ready to take the place of Iridium 28 if necessary. The tles for Iridium 28 show an unusual change in mean motion about July 19, but it seems to have recovered a few days later. Mike McCants ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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