Re: Iridium 21A Flare

Ron Lee (ronlee@pcisys.net)
Sat, 03 Jul 1999 11:13:40 -0600

Iridium 8        3.0  0.0  0.0  6.0 d            780 x 775 km
1 24792U 97020A   99180.53078408  .00000031  00000-0  40819-5 0  2594
2 24792  86.4018 180.9613 0003505  80.6540 279.5051 14.34217949112565
Iridium 7        3.0  0.0  0.0  6.0 d            780 x 776 km
1 24793U 97020B   99180.03606095  .00000014  00000-0 -22411-5 0  2601
2 24793  86.4026 181.1703 0002805 113.3682 246.7807 14.34217838112495
Iridium 6        3.0  0.0  0.0  6.0 d            780 x 776 km
1 24794U 97020C   99180.02971824  .00000006  00000-0 -49141-5 0  2662
2 24794  86.4019 181.2008 0002712  81.4049 278.7441 14.34217755112493
Iridium 5        3.0  0.0  0.0  6.0 d            780 x 775 km
1 24795U 97020D   99181.48851396  .00000042  00000-0  78153-5 0  3356
2 24795  86.4020 180.5397 0003705  67.7174 292.4416 14.34218030112771

Note the mean motion of 14.34 for these operational SVs.   21A is at 
14.54 so it is unlikely it is it a final orbit.

Ron Lee

>Since some elsets still have the ? or man with it, i am wondering if it
>still is being moved into it's proper orbit or has it settled in to it's new
>home by now?
>
>Iridium 21A ? 
>1 25778U 99032B   99182.27442086  .00000669  00000-0  15676-3 0   185
>2 25778  86.5072  85.4115 0001266 106.6616 253.5366 14.54633209   999
>
>Jari
>54.25N
>110.11W
>556m
>
>