Encounter tonight

Björn Gimle (b_gimle@algonet.se)
Wed, 12 May 1999 08:11:53 +0200

May 12 at around 21:14 UT two Iridium tumblers will be close over Eastern Europe
(but vertical distance 57 km)
One orbit later, Ir11 will be leading by 25 seconds, and 90 seconds later Ir21
(also tumbling) will pass lower in the East.

99/ 5/12 21:09:32 114ø  3ø  21:14:19  66ø 14ø  21:20:13  13ø  0ø   7.4 24842 Iridium 11 tum   
99/ 5/12 21:09:31 116ø  4ø  21:14:20  68ø 15ø  21:20:29  13ø  0ø   7.3 24836 Iridium 14 tum   

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