iridium 14 tumbler?

richard.keen@kingsmarket.com
Mon, 19 Oct 98 23:19:29

                                  
 It appears that Iridium 14 ? = 24836 = 97-30A has an orientation
problem.  I looked for a predicted monster flare from this
object, and instead saw a series of about 8 flashes spaced at 5
second intervals.  The peak flashes were magnitude -1.5.  Also
note that its mean motion is 14.3424, compared to the nominal
14.3421.  Here's the Iridflar output for my site:
 Ir   Date     Time     Az  El  Sun  Ant Flar   Vis Peak Stand
                UT              elev     Angle  Mag  Mag  Mag
 14? 98-10-18 02:30:00  014 23 -25.2  L  0.18  -6.8 -7.0 -8.1
 
 Cheers, Rich Keen
 Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado, USA (39.877 N, 105.391 W, elevation
2728m)