Re: Iridium 5

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After reading various reports of the lack of predicted flares from Iridium 5
below is a repeat of a post i made about Iridium 5:

>Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 23:39:04 -0600 (MDT)
>Subject: Un-annouced Flare

>
>I had checked the GSOC site and ran Iridflar to check to see if any
>worthwhile flares would grace my skies this evening. Only Iridium 6 at a
>magnitude 1 was scheduled at 22:27L (04:27 UTC). Not really exciting so i
>forgot about it. As i was doing my satellite observing, a light caught my
>eye, i looked and saw a -3 maybe even -4 flare to the NE. I noted the time
>as 22:30L (04:30 UTC) and checking later on, i ID'd it as Iridium 5 which
>was a few moments behind Iridium 6.  

I compared the orbits of Irid 5 and 6 and saw that 5 was behind 6 by 996km
and less than 10km lower in orbit. Perhaps the next time these same
parameters are the same Irid 5 will flare again? 

Jari

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