Re: Four Iridium flares in less than four minutes?

From: Bjoern Gimle (b_gimle@algonet.se)
Date: Tue Jan 23 2001 - 09:14:32 PST

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    >
    > I am surpised that Iridium 73 can still be maintaining its attitude, as it
    does
    > not appear to have any periodical orbital adjustments.
    >
    It is in a "spares'" orbit, so its MM is not synchronized with any other
    Iridium. So, to conserve fuel, it doesn't need any periodic orbit
    adjustments. It has to maintain attitude, or at least control, so that it
    can be thrusted to the operational orbit when required.
    
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