RE: ISS brightness & flash predictions

From: Matson, Robert (ROBERT.D.MATSON@saic.com)
Date: Fri Dec 15 2000 - 10:06:02 PST

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>>  From a post-undocking briefing (via NASA TV) I learned the new solar
>> arrays are NOT tracking the sun, at this time.  Power requirements are
>> being met by simply letting the sun "rise and set over the arrays".

Bjoern replied:

>... which means that terrific specular reflections to the Earth's surface
> are possible for a while !

Yes, absolutely!  If someone can give me the flight orientation,
I can make a quick modification to IRIDFLAR to do (temporary)
calculations for ISS... --Rob

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